Thanks for Earthworms.
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Thanks for Earthworms.
Sends further details about the beetle and mussel sent to CD.
The French government plan to set up an international laboratory at Villefranche; JB wonders whether CD would express support for the scheme.
J. Decaisne has died.
Sends a few rare seeds of Trifolium resupinatum.
Has found a frog with bivalve attached to hind leg.
Sends an account of a combat between a frog and a worm.
Sends a dividend cheque.
News about his dividends.
Twelve "Revised Directions" for CD’s treatment, mainly diet.
Sends his measurement of an unusually large worm-casting.
CD invited to [Science Defence Association] meeting at Royal College of Physicians.
Seeking contributions to assist the widow of C. T. Beke.
News of Great Western Railway dividend; discussion of Leonard Darwin’s ‘exciting news’.
Thanks CD for an article [unspecified].
CD and other friends who got up fund for GA in 1879 have now bought him a microscope; thanks CD, especially as the idea came from him; plans to take up original observations with it.
According to John Gwyn Jeffreys’ book [British conchology (1862–9)] shell is Sphaerium corneum, a synonym of Cyclas cornea.
In a forthcoming lecture GCW will dispute Haeckel on Protista and his statement that spontaneous generation is necessary to complete evolution as a doctrine. Wishes to confirm his understanding that CD has nowhere expressed himself on the "origin of life", and has considered only the manner of succession.
Concern over CD’s health. Advises him to get one of the cleverer young London doctors to communicate with Andrew Clark. Only way out of difficulties with Clark.
Formal letter of thanks for contribution to Mrs C. T. Beke.
Believes heterostyly could be produced by artificial selection.