CD will go over his pigeon MS and then dispose of all his birds. Has Burmese fowls’ skins if WBT is interested.
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CD will go over his pigeon MS and then dispose of all his birds. Has Burmese fowls’ skins if WBT is interested.
A set of questions CD prepared for his meeting with WHM to discuss the geometry of bees’ cells.
Asks WDF for facts about stripes in horses and ponies.
Health has been very bad.
Is much obliged and honoured by the Diploma of the Geographical Society of Vienna.
"Excessively" interested in theory of bees’ cell formation.
Fears few of his pigeons will be of any use to WBT.
Hopes WBT will describe foreign poultry breeds.
Comments on letter from Georg Hartung to CL dealing with erratic boulders.
Discusses migration of plants and animals.
A letter from Thomas Thomson on heat endured by temperate plants.
Confidential revelation concerning W. F. Daniell.
Georg Hartung confirms CD’s supposition from flora of Azores that icebergs had been stranded there.
Has been at Moor Park since Tuesday. Is passing his time watching ants.
Has come to heavy grief about bees’ cells, unless Huber is wrong [François Huber, New observations on the natural history of bees, new ed. (1841)].
Discusses cart-horses and stripes on a Belgiman [Belgian?].
Relates domestic affairs.
Thinks his bees’ cell theory will hold good.
Discusses bees’ cells
and WED’s botanical interests.
Sends MS on large and small genera.
Observed slave-making ants at Moor Park.
Will be most curious to hear results of WDF’s experiment with a kite and turkey chicks "by themselves".
If WDF ever sees a striped dun horse, he should ascertain colour of dam and sire.
Inquires about the structure and formation of bees’ comb; is interested in seeing its form at the commencement of building.
Relates events at home;
hopes WED gets the scholarship.
Arranges meeting with JDH at Thatched House Tavern.
Eager for JDH’s reaction to MS on large and small genera.
Arrangements for JDH to visit Down for weekend.
CD’s health has been poor owing to hard work [on Natural selection]. He has to treat of every branch of natural history, which is beyond his strength.
CD’s receipt of diploma from Caesarea Leopoldino-Carolina Academy [Dresden].
Hopes to begin pigeon MS in a week.
Has lately been working on bees’ cells and wishes very much to examine a cylindrical one.