Wants a plant that shows interesting sleep movements identified.
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Wants a plant that shows interesting sleep movements identified.
Invites EH to spend night at Down.
Will do nothing with the geese until he hears from FBG. Is glad FBG intends to publish his results.
Until C-FR sees the whole of Erasmus Darwin, he cannot decide if it is worth translating into French.
Urges EK to do as he thinks best about German edition of Erasmus Darwin. CD sends original of EK’s essay and translation of parts he has not used.
Though not sanguine about sale [of Erasmus Darwin] it seems fair that if over 1500 copies are sold he should receive two-thirds profit. If JM does not agree, he would prefer publishing on commission or asking Macmillan if they will give him larger profits.
Confirms details of EH’s visit to Down.
Perhaps movement from side to side in plants is caused by the contraction of one side, rather than the expansion of the other.
Sends seeds of Lychnis Githago: he observed the hypocotyledenous stem, not the root, contracting.
Has sent some geese.
Has sent remaining sheets for proposed French translation of Erasmus Darwin. Edmond Barbier should consider the pages from Seward’s Life that have been cut from the English edition.
Thanks GJR for gift of game.
Contributes to [Naples] Zoological Station.
CD responds to VM’s desire to plant a tree in his honour by offering three choices.
Again expresses his pleasure in Coniston.
Acknowledges that Ruskin was right about his feeling "a deep and tender interest about the brightly coloured hinder half of certain monkeys".
Agrees to EK’s proposals [for publishing Erasmus Darwin]. Will send sheets to Paris, but is not sure there will be a French translation.
Explains his arrangements with Messrs Reinwald in France and Appleton in America, if they were to publish his work on Erasmus Darwin.
Sends the requested signature,
with sympathy for HHJ’s state of health [see 12236].
Reports that HJ’s experiments on tension of parts are often quoted in German works and periodicals.
Asks for a character reference for a former servant of correspondent.
Asks correspondent to consider taking a position as his gardener.
Pleased that JM will allow two-thirds profits [on Erasmus Darwin] for he wants Krause to receive some profit.
He and his son [Francis] are preparing a large botanical work [Movement in plants], dry as dust, which he must publish on commission. He will be lucky to lose only £100.