Reports some observations on the growth of hair on his baby son’s ears.
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Reports some observations on the growth of hair on his baby son’s ears.
Reports the observations of Thomas Bridges on the Fuegian natives. Discusses especially the languages of the area.
Describes light-stimulated movement in fronds of the fern Asplenium.
Suggests transplanting plant ovaries to test Pangenesis.
None of the cats released in experiment found its way back.
Is glad CD finds his observations on hair growth on ears new and interesting.
Mentions instances in which young birds possess abilities lacking in the adult.
Asks whether blue eyes are peculiar to the human species.
Swedish anti-vivisectionists are claiming CD is opposed to animal experiments; Holmgren wishes CD to state his position.
Sends GdeS and A. F. Marion, L’évolution du règne végétal. Les cryptogames [1881].
Sends his last report on Russian wheat varieties [Gard. Chron. n.s. 15 (1881): 430–2].
Considers which part of grass embryo is the cotyledon.
Sends pamphlet showing that magnetism is the fundamental element by which all is created and maintained.
Is mapping coral distribution on the Tortugas reef. His observations on the Florida peninsula suggest that it was built up from the debris of animal remains and was not elevated.
Looks forward to reading CD’s Earthworms.
Agrees that habits of sand-wasp are determined by natural selection.
Experiment of exposing plants to flashing light gives uncertain result.
Announces CD’s election as an Honorary Corresponding Member of the Club.
Sends "Ginger Beer Plant", a seed that assists the fermentation of ginger beer. [Also enclosed are instructions for making ginger beer dated, presumably erroneously, 18 Oct 1881.]
On vivisection. Has read CD’s letter to Frithiof Holmgren and answers the points raised in it.
Requests that CD lecture on evolution in Lichfield.
Discusses vivisection and contradicts CD’s defence of English physiologists.
Asks if he may publish CD’s reply to his previous letter.
Only more sensitive seedlings respond to flashing light.
CD’s letter to Times ["On vivisection", 22 Apr 1881] in every way admirable.
GJR to be Zoological Secretary of Linnean Society.
Has decided on arrangement of material for his books Animal intelligence [1882]
and Mental evolution in animals [1883].
Gives case of the inheritance of a tendency to turn grey at a particular age,
and, from his own family, details of the inheritance of a thumb deformity that apparently originated with his grandfather.