Sending copies of the first part of his criticism of Bateson and Galton.
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Sending copies of the first part of his criticism of Bateson and Galton.
About having met Darwin once briefly at British Museum before going East. Comments on Poulton's "Theories of Evolution".
About Romanes. Has sent review of Cope's new book to Nature, also review of Archdall Reid's The Present Evolution of Man.
About his collection of moths. Poulton wants to know where they went. About the organisation of his collection, Romanes and Darwin. Wants to give his copy of Cope's Origin of the Fittest to Linnean or Zoological Society.
Higgins succeeded Stevens. More about where ARW's collection went. Round labels are ARW's. Moe about Cope book - would prefer it to go to Linnean.
Hewitson resetting butterflies and removing the tickets. ARW's private collection would only have had round tickets used for the locality.
Comments on Poulton's proofs. Individual variations. Beginning exam papers. Has sent "Utility of Specific Characters" paper to Linnean to be read 18 June, probably his last paper and appearance at a scientific society, so will try to get up to read it and hear the discussion.
ARW will not make a speech in Darwin's honour at Oxford. Hooker should do this, as he is Darwin's oldest surviving friend. ARW believes that Darwin would not have wanted a statue of himself. Would be better to found institution or professorship for research.
Thanking him for his volume on Darwin. Has received circular from Galton about suggested Royal Society Biological Farm.
ARW will sign the form proposing C. Lloyd Morgan as a member of the Royal Society.
About Poulton's British Association address. Geological Ideas.
About Pritchard's book. Geology.
Has sent letter to Royal Society secretary requesting the suspension this year of Professor Lloyd Morgan certificate.
About mimicry - criticising theory of "similar conditions".
Sample of artificial protoplasm. About colours of insects.
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