Reports progress of work on the new rooms [at Down].
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Reports progress of work on the new rooms [at Down].
On classification and possibilities of a scientific morphology and zoology. CD’s "pedigree business" is important for physiology but has nothing to do with pure zoology any more than human pedigree has to do with the census. Zoological classification is a census of the animal world.
Discusses WED’s future education, the work on the extension, and other domestic affairs.
JSH’s Myosotis is beginning to sport. Asks whether some features are not odd.
Sends details on Myosotis sports. Feels sure he could make any flower in some degree monstrous in four or five generations.
Returns some of the systematics books borrowed from JDH. Will now take on A. P. and Alphonse de Candolle [Prodromus].
Arrangements for a visit.
Return of books.
JDH coming to Down.
Discusses the difficulties of breeding mules by crossing canaries and finches.
Writes concerning library books requested by CD.
Describes his work, which demonstrates that hybrids of Cactus are fertile.