Identified two flies as species of Empis that suck flowers, but the females also feed on small Diptera.
Identified two flies as species of Empis that suck flowers, but the females also feed on small Diptera.
Discusses deduction from bill for medicine.
Obliged for the Theophrastus. Will return it.
Requests priced samples of paper for mounting dried plants.
Gives permission to insert in his magazine anything from CD’s works.
Declines, regretfully, to contribute to or to have his name appear on a new magazine.
Cites descriptions of melastomads in C. V. Naudin, Annales des Sciences Naturelles 3d ser., vols. 12–18.
Glad CD approves of the orchids he sent.
Believes the pollinia of Mormodes are projected; thinks CD should look at the pollinia of Chysis and investigate the hybrid between Limatodes and Calanthe.
For his father [James Bateman], he sends three more species of orchids and names of others described by CD.
Wishes to invest some money in railway shares; asks for the advice of the bank’s brokers.
Wants to invest some money, as Treasurer of the Down Friendly Society.
Thanks JBG for acceding to his wishes in the endeavour to discover whether hair colour in Europeans is correlated with susceptibility to tropical diseases [see Descent 1: 244–5].
AS has been seriously ill with rheumatic fever.
Is studying the natives of South Africa to see whether he can trace any connection between them and the populations of North Africa.
Counted seeds by tens. Sends some.
Asks if CD will have corrections for 2d German ed. of Origin.
CD’s theory only natural way to explain creation but contradicts current knowledge about origin of life from inorganic matter.
Has read Primula paper [Collected papers 2: 45–63] with interest.
Sends photograph. Asks CD for his.
Trying to persuade CD to visit JL.
Quiz has been sent off to Down.
JBI will leave for Scotland on Monday.
Quiz arrived safely.
CD’s three sons are in bed with bad colds.
Pleased to hear through Miss Pennington that CEB-S intends to review Origin in a French journal. Suggests 3d ed. as this will soon appear in French translation. Does not expect perfect agreement on so complex a subject as descent.