Sends FD £5 for the loan of his microscope.
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Sends FD £5 for the loan of his microscope.
Sends to Pantlludw [North Wales] bottle of formic acid. FD and Amy [Darwin] can search for spawn. If found, keep in two basins and add 6 drops of acid to one and look for differences.
"Try only 1 or 2 drops of Formic A[cid]."
Fears all the seeds are dead. Will try with less vapour of formic acid.
Observations on bees’ biting holes in Lathyrus.
Suggests an experiment FD could carry out with Drosera.
CD is working on Mimosa, and "everything has turned out as perversely as possible".
Pollination and floral structure of Lathyrus. Asks where bees bite through the flowers.
Asks FD to bring any book that gives the affinities of the various earths, alkalis and metals.
Asks for details about microscope parts.
Wants FD to ask Hooker for species of Desmodium; CD believes he has found new movements.
Also ask whether Hooker has Drosophyllum.
Lists observations he would like FD to make on the dried species of Desmodium at Kew.
Wants FD to look at the little lateral leaflets of Desmodium. CD has "a wild hypothesis that the little leaflets may be tendrils reconverted into leaflets".
FD has asked J. B. Sanderson about Mucin.
Klein says water ought to be changed daily. Asks to tell G Revalenta shop shut. Klein reports discovery about toads’ ova does not bear on pangenesis.
Has sent Vichy water, discusses prescription. Tell Arthur Parslow not to continue on colchicum for gout if doesn’t suit him. May go to Pryor’s on Sunday.
He is travelling overnight by train from London to Pantlludw and will wake A. R. Ruck with a morningade on his flute.
Has found Lathyrus maritima on the cliffs near Barmouth.
Gives his opinion on why tubes of peas split to the right of the loose stamens [inLathyrus sylvestris].
Regrets that "our brush theory" is wrong.
Reports that S. W. Moore may be able to provide various substances for CD’s research on the digestive power of Drosera (sundew).
Has discussed with E. E. Klein about the purchase of a Hartnack microscope from Paris.
Has got a cold, so will not go to Kew. Wrote to Hartnack about price of microscopes and describes own model. Told Hooker about Tisley Spiller’s microscope in Paris.