No summary available.
Showing 1–20 of 52 items
No summary available.
No summary available.
No summary available.
No summary available.
No summary available.
No summary available.
No summary available.
No summary available.
No summary available.
Acknowledges copy of Insectivorous plants; has observed Drosera filiformis leaves closing around prey.
Comments on review [of Insectivorous plants] in New York Independent.
Working on Cross and self-fertilisation.
Hopes printing of Variation [2d ed.] is going satisfactorily.
Climbing plants [2d ed.] is finished.
An invitation to Down for Sunday 16 October.
Canestrini still owes £10 from 1869 for electros of 1st edition [of Variation].
RC has urged Clowes on with printing of Variation [2d ed.],
but with Climbing plants [2d ed.] ready, it need not be done before the annual sale.
Asks CD’s opinion on whether there is a fundamental difference between the "primitive forms" of animals and plants. Mentions and rejects various views of major distinguishing characteristics.
Has secured rights to Variation from Judd & Co.; had to pay $350 [dollars or pounds!?] for old plates and promise 50% discount on 150 copies of the new edition. Hopes Murray’s charge for plates of new edition will not exceed cost of doing the work in the U. S. Judd lost out considerably from small sale of his edition.
Wishes CD to present RLT’s paper on insectivorous plants to the Royal Society.
Sends an article for CD’s opinion.
Has finished an account of the globes for the Philosophical Magazine ["On maps of the world", 50 (1875): 431–44].
His poor health has interfered with his pitch experiments.
Charge for 500 sets of the heliotype illustrations of Expression is £37 10s 6d.
R. L. Tait has requested CD send his [Tait’s] paper on Nepenthes to Royal Society. CD considers this a nuisance.
Certificate for G. J. Romanes.
Francis’ experiments on mechanism of twisted seeds.