From:
George Robert Waterhouse
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
21[-2] May 1845
Source of text:
DAR 181: 16
Summary:
Discusses insects collected by CD on St Paul’s Island and the Galapagos.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
Discusses insects collected by CD on St Paul’s Island and the Galapagos.
CGE’s account of Pampas mud confirms CD’s view of its origin. Will send Patagonian specimens. Discusses dust-carrying winds in the Atlantic.
Was not referring to F. J. F. Meyen’s voyage.
Corrects error concerning samples.
No summary available.
Membership dues, voting privileges, and need for discussions after reading of papers [probably at B.A.A.S. meetings]. Suggests announcing at each adjournment what the next topic will be. Considers prohibiting any discussion following medical papers.