CD’s pessimistic view [of prospective sale of Insectivorous plants] is to blame for the small printing. Murray’s printed only 1250 copies and sold 1700. A thousand more have been ordered.
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CD’s pessimistic view [of prospective sale of Insectivorous plants] is to blame for the small printing. Murray’s printed only 1250 copies and sold 1700. A thousand more have been ordered.
Very glad about sales [of Insectivorous plants]. CD had hard work to persuade Murray to increase printing to 1250 copies, but owns he thought that number would last for eternity. U. S. publication and French, German, and Russian translations in the offing.
Thanks for Insectivorous plants.
Has just finished his Geschichte der Botanik [1875].
Compares action of Drosera glands to action of sprouting embryo and to action of roots in absorbing minerals.
Discusses case of Cytisus graft described by JJW.
Yellow flowers occurring on a purple Cytisus grafted onto a yellow stock.
Thanks CD for a copy of Insectivorous plants.
Describes experiment on Drosera carried out with his pupils.
Describes reception of the book at the University of Zurich.
Comments on Nägeli’s concept of a "morphological species".
Expresses belief in importance of natural selection.
Mentions his forthcoming publication ["Ulothrix zonata", Jahrb. f. wiss. Bot. 10 (1876): 417–550].
Discusses corrections to Variation.
Extends invitation to E. Ray Lankester to visit Down.
Arrangements to invite the Duke [unidentified].
Thanks for Insectivorous plants.
Intrigued by the analogy between fairy-rings and annular skin diseases, e.g., herpes and psoriasis.
Thanks CD for his new volume [Insectivorous plants].
The third and last part of the Geology [South America] will be published in a few days. Apologises for not sending JSH the other volumes.
Has attended Southampton [BAAS] meeting.
Yellow and purple flowers occur on plant grafted with Cytisus purpureus, but only on separate racemes. Only yellow blooms seed.
Is very interested in JJW’s report on a purple laburnum grafted onto yellow stock which then produces yellow flowers. CD requests racemes to examine.
Asks CD to write short article on breeds and breeding for new edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Huxley has suggested natural history topics to be covered, and recommended CD.
Thanks for copy of CD’s latest work [Insectivorous plants].
Professional sheep-breeder interested in laws of inheritance reports his crosses between Serinus hortulanus and Dryospiza canaria. Seeks to make a new species. Crosses carried out with animals varying in their proportion of Serinus and Dryospiza parentage. Confirms Prosper Lucas’ law as given in Origin, ch. 9, with exception that strong individuals exhibit prepotency.
Sends CD some of the Cytisus, which has produced yellow flowers on a purple graft.
Enquires about fairy rings.
Regarding Cytisus graft with yellow flowers, CD thinks nurseryman has sold Cytisus adami to JJW’s brother in place of C. purpureus. This explains apparent "sport". [P.S. on envelope:] C. purpureus seeds freely. C. adami never does.
Sends errata for Insectivorous plants 2d printing.