Thanks for Edward Forbes’s letter. Botanical evidence conflicts with parts of his theory but supports others. Is becoming more of a migrationist.
Bentham agrees with JDH on polymorphism.
Thanks for Edward Forbes’s letter. Botanical evidence conflicts with parts of his theory but supports others. Is becoming more of a migrationist.
Bentham agrees with JDH on polymorphism.
Describes Infusoria in Rio Gallegos samples.
"Fluthgebiete" means estuary deposit.
Discusses dust samples from Malta. Asks for further samples.
Agrees with JDH about Forbes’s views.
Discusses A. Saint-Hilaire’s lectures and asks on what grounds botanists judge the relative "highness" of plants.
C. G. Ehrenberg wants specimen grasses from Ascension Island.
If JDH can send grasses CD will write to Ehrenberg enclosing them.
JDH recognises the existence of "altered states" of continental species in island floras. The botanists’ difficulty in determining a new species is no grounds for dismissing the important question of altered forms.
Will look for Ascension plants for Ehrenberg.
French Galapagos collections confirm JDH’s view that plants arrived from north.
Cannot agree with Forbes on North Atlantic flora.
Botanical definition of "highness" and "lowness" usually means complexity and simplicity.
Some plants, such as aquatic ones, are cleistogamous. Cannot see why they should not be.
Sends copy [of "Fine dust in the Atlantic Ocean", Collected papers 1: 199–202]. Attempting to obtain further samples for CGE.
Discusses publication of his book [South America].
Sends specimens of grasses from Ascension Island for CD to forward to Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg.
Includes list of indigenous flowering plants of Ascension Island.
Sends a list of mammalian remains found in the Buenos Aires district and purchased by the British Museum.
Thanks for the gift of Frémont 1845. Has had a visit from R. J. Mackintosh and his wife Mary, Appleton’s sister.
Thanks for his note; as soon as CD knows how many Cordillera Tertiary fossil shells require illustration he will make arrangements for GBS jr to begin.
No summary available.
Has not been able to secure any angles of Gamma Virginis due to poor weather. Perplexed over the difference between J. H. Mädler and W. R. Dawes. George Bishop will be pleased to send any measures he may require.
William Mann returns to England still in poor health. Expresses concern over running of Edinburgh Observatory by C. P. Symth. Regrets poor data from Cape Observatory on Comet of 1843. Observed Comet Gambert. Situation with Caffres hostile.
The first volume of JM's Logic has been printed and the printers require what is ready of the second volume. In Book Three would like comments from JH regarding the difference with P. S. Laplace's theories.
Thanks for his congratulations. Gives a resume of the events leading up to the knighthood. Saw Hugh Falconer yesterday. Sister-in-law has just died.
Printed notice of thanks for memoir presented by JH.
The committee dealing with applying to the government for aid should meet soon, and so JH wants some questions answered from one of the authors of Fauna Antiqua Sivalensis.
As HF is likely to be immediately ordered back to India, he is in no position to prepare himself to appear before the government seeking funds to publish Fauna Antiqua Sivalensis. Encloses a brief statement to the above effect to be read to the B.A.A.S. committee.