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Sorry he was out when CD called.
His brother Cecil is reading Coral reefs, and, as his business involves the Keeling Islands and Torres Straits, he offers to make any observations CD might want.
Forwards an unspecified work for FD to read.
On an elephant’s crying when foot was operated on.
Good article by Fritz Müller in Kosmos supporting August Weismann’s views on caterpillars.
Pleased EH is translating Forms of flowers. Agrees "cowslip" and "oxlip" ought to be translated by their scientific names.
Regrets he was not at home when HDG called.
HDG’s observations on the evolution of the human ear are well worth consideration.
Thanks HM for his review [of Forms of flowers, Kosmos 2 (1877–8): 286].
Thinks HM’s previous article was very important [Kosmos 2 (1877–8): 128–40]. CD will "heartily rejoice" if HM has explained the steps by which Rhamnus and Valeriana have been rendered dioecious.
Wishes to borrow third part of Fritz Müller’s article on sexual selection in butterflies [Kosmos 2 (1877–8): 218–24].
Is forwarding material on stridulation, including Prof. Wood-Mason’s paper ["Note on Mygale stridulans", Trans. R. Entomol. Soc. Lond. (1877): 281–2], which should interest CD.
Thanks correspondent for note and specimen; they will be of use in new edition of Forms of flowers.
Is dispatching December number of Kosmos.
Will read the discussion on stridulation that RM mentioned.
The portrait of Erasmus Darwin by Wright of Derby has been dispatched.
Comments on discovery of micro-organisms in disease.
Describes experiments carried out by Francis Darwin on filaments of Dipsacus.