Has been writing a review of CD’s "Climbing plants" for Popular Science Review [5 (1866): 55–65].
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Has been writing a review of CD’s "Climbing plants" for Popular Science Review [5 (1866): 55–65].
An actuary wants to know whether the probability that a woman of English–Indian parentage will have a child after age 35 is the same as for a European woman.
Butterflies of Mauritius.
RT’s Bonatea paper published by Linnean Society [J. Linn. Soc. Lond. (Bot.) 9 (1867): 156–60].
No one believes in Karsten.
Surprised by CD’s observations that illegitimate crosses within a species produce hybrid-like offspring.
JDH’s scepticism of Scott’s observations.
On proposing James Hector vs Julius von Haast for Royal Society; on learned society honours.
Oliver says H. E. Baillon found stamens on female flowers of Coelebogyne, but JDH and many botanists have never found any stamens.
Lyell wants to propose JDH for Copley Medal.
Sends a tin full of Ophrys by his brother, who should take about 60 hours to reach Down.
Sending cheque for Down parish charities.
Sends specimen of Californian fish that inhabits mountain lakes. The lakes often dry up and the fish have developed legs to enable them to wander in search of water.