Believes Portuguese habit of removing tails of pointers is responsible for birth of some tailless dogs.
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Believes Portuguese habit of removing tails of pointers is responsible for birth of some tailless dogs.
Discusses case of tailless dogs.
Does not intend to follow up work on variation under domestication.
Asks for specimen of Drosophyllum from Portugal.
Has been trying to get Drosophyllum lusitanicum for CD.
Intends to breed from two pointers born tailless.
Discusses method for shipping Drosophyllum specimens.
Asks about inheritance in tailless dogs;
the growth of horns in merino sheep.
Sends a single specimen of Drosophyllum lusitanicum with description from F. de Avellar Brotero’s Flora Lusitanica [1804].
Discusses Portuguese ferns,
inherited mutilation,
and the earth’s geological history.
Evolution of behaviour and beauty by natural selection.
Is forwarding potted specimens of Drosophyllum.
Will make inquiries about sheep.
Thanks for specimen of Drosophyllum.
Describes capacity of various plants to catch flies.
Cannot name fern specimen.
Laugher pigeon descended from Columba livia.
Discusses tailless dogs.
Believes astronomical phenomenon responsible for oscillation of level of earth’s crust.
Would WCT like copy of Orchids?
Expected plants [Drosophyllum] have arrived.
Drosophyllum plants recovering [from trip]. Describes experiments on them.
Insectivorous plants; Drosophyllum lusitanicum.
Descriptions of the local sheep.
Not well owing to fall from horse.
[Drosophyllum] plants going on very well.
Development of the horns of local sheep.
Results of breeding tailless pointers: of six puppies, three had stumps like parents.
Observations on Drosophyllum.
WCT should send specimens to Orpington Station.
Invites him to visit, but afraid conversation "would quite knock me up".
Drosophyllum lusitanicum.
Believes principle of natural selection can be more widely applied.
Flower structure of Geranium.
Discusses need for cross-fertilisation in Geranium.
Hooker begins to doubt whether Drosophyllum so closely allied to Drosera.
Will obtain some Drosophyllum seed for CD.
Will not trouble WCT for more specimens of Drosophyllum. Hooker says genus is closely allied to Drosera, though having such different habits.
On endemic flora and fauna of Portugal.