Thanks WED for some earthworm observations.
Discusses investments.
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Thanks WED for some earthworm observations.
Discusses investments.
Discusses earthworm activity
and animal grazing on slopes.
Writes of WED’s certificate for the Geological Society
and discusses various instances of earthworm activity.
Discusses investments,
earthworms,
and an article by Romanes [see 13029].
Discusses some business matters
and E. A. Darwin’s health.
Discusses earthworms and their ability to perceive narrowest points of leaves to draw them into their burrows.
Discusses investments.
The action of worms when drawing leaves into their burrows.
Thanks WED for sending leaves and making observations on how earthworms drag them into their burrows.
Doubts justice of fierce review against J. Geikie’s book [Prehistoric Europe (1881)] in Nature [by W. B. Dawkins, 23 (1881): 309–10], but if reindeer and hippopotamus have really been found in close contact in same bed – "it tells horribly against interglacial periods".
Uncle Erasmus is ill.
Thanks WED for his trouble about the cottages.
He has signed the note to Higgins.
CD has used WED’s Rhododendron case in Earthworms [p. 69].
Is using paper triangles in experiments on intelligence of worms.
Discusses his investments.
P.S. on earthworms.
Discusses his investments.
Reports on a luncheon of scientific savants at which the Crown Prince of Germany [and Prince of Wales?] were present.
Discusses financial affairs.
Discusses possible investments.
Passes on legal advice.
He is buying a portable fire engine, and suggests one is purchased for Down. Wishes to join the Geological Society of London. Is eager to hear Leslie Stephen’s opinion.
Thanks CD for writing for papers to enter Geological Society. Will return Leslie Stephen’s letter. Has had a severe frost. Emma’s puppy died.
Discusses his election to the Geological Society, worm researches, GHD’s travels, investments,G J Romanes on Samuel Butler, the snow, politics.
Worm observations.
Discusses possible investments.