Germination of Megarrhiza. AG’s observations at variance with CD’s.
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Germination of Megarrhiza. AG’s observations at variance with CD’s.
Thinks Huxley’s judgment on answering S. Butler’s charges would be trustworthy, though THH is horribly pugnacious and would naturally be for fighting.
Comments on colours of races of man. Wishes WZS "or anybody else" could account for them.
Since CD has decided not to answer S. Butler’s charge, WSD will not reply either.
Will look over Francis Darwin’s lecture ["Climbing plants"] with a view to publishing it in Popular Science Review [19 (1880): 213–29].
Thinks CD has no need to reply to Samuel Butler’s hostile article [in the Athenæum]. Offers to reply himself.
Returns [Butler’s] attack, which he forgot to send yesterday.
Sends birthday wishes.
Discusses work on Medusae.
Recalls visit to Down.
Birthday greetings.
Regrets Butler’s malicious attack.
Describes formation of student nature study club at the University of Jena. Sends birthday greetings from the club.
Sends birthday greetings
and the good news of a subvention for the Zoological Station received from the German government. There are now 20 naturalists working at the Station.
It might be possible to borrow £500 [for potato experiments]. Variety of "The Champion" spreading over the Kingdom. Champion lately less able to produce.
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.
Thanks for articles by ASW in Gardeners’ Chronicle [see 12404]. Agrees with him.
Asks about growth of rootlets from knobs caused by fungus on roots of Cruciferae.
Torbitt too poor to go on with [potato] experiments. If anything is to be done it must be by Government.
At the inaugural meeting of the Epping Forest & Essex Naturalists’ Field Club, CD was elected an Honorary Member.
Would be glad to see RLT at Down if he thinks it fit to come there to deliver the address honouring CD.
Has been at work on Orchideae for Genera plantarum and has found CD’s Orchids wonderfully useful. Comments on some problems of botanical terminology.
Agrees not to reply to Butler.
Enjoyed his visit to Down.