Receiving deputation gave CD pleasure.
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Receiving deputation gave CD pleasure.
CD gives his opinion on vivisection with the understanding that the whole letter will be published. Worked for Act of Parliament, but disapproves of the one passed. CD convinced English physiologists do not perform cruel experiments.
Is glad to hear that Hermann Müller approves of D’AWT’s translation of his work [Die Befruchtung der Blumen (1873)]; he hopes a publisher may be found for a work of such high value.
Wants some more rubber bands for his wrist.
Arrangements regarding HD’s allowances.
JP is right; CD gave up [Glen Roy theory] when he read T. F. Jamieson ["On the parallel roads of Glen Roy", Q. J. Geol. Soc. Lond. 19 (1863): 235–58].
Returns BJS’s Christmas good wishes.
The progress of Tierra del Fuego is almost as wonderful as that of Japan.
Is sorry to hear about Mellersh.
Requests that they receive, on his behalf, an award of 12000 lira [lire!?] from the Royal Academy of Sciences of Turin, and transmit it to the Union Bank, London.
Thanks for the information about Dr Erasmus Darwin and his parents.
Glad ASW has solved puzzle of outer seeds.
Quite agrees about great improbability of sudden transformations.
Asks for copy of report from Gardeners’ Chronicle [see 12404].
Circular letter regarding the distribution of CD’s excess income, with a note addressed to W. E. Darwin concerning his handling of Elizabeth Darwin’s share.
Sends enclosure [missing], which HD is to forward to W. E. Darwin, as everyone else has seen it.
Sends copy of Kosmos [containing Krause’s article on Erasmus Darwin].
Believes he can spare an Erasmus Darwin letter.
Thanks his children for their present of a fur coat.
Sorry to hear of his illness.
On his visit to J. F. McLennan, GHD might tell him that CD thinks A. R. Wallace would work up McLennan’s materials conscientiously.
Sends the Litchfields two drafts of a letter in reply to Samuel Butler’s letter to the Athenæum; hopes for their approval.
Thanks RBL for advice [concerning dispute with Samuel Butler]. Notes reaction of family.
Comments on colours of races of man. Wishes WZS "or anybody else" could account for them.
Enjoyed HM’s castigation of Gaston Bonnier ["Gaston Bonniers angebliche Widerlegung der modernen Blumentheorie", Kosmos 7 (1880): 219–36].
Thanks society of students at Jena for birthday congratulations.