Frank’s reasons for not accepting the Cambridge Examinership.
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Frank’s reasons for not accepting the Cambridge Examinership.
At work on Movement in plants.
Discusses John Ball’s, G. de Saporta’s, and his own theories of higher plant origin. Their rapid development remains an "abominable mystery".
Frank is working in Würzburg.
Searching for the right gardener.
Will get in touch with young gardener about terms of employment. It is good of Hooker to remember about heliotropism of insectivorous plants.
Wants some seeds to see how certain seedlings break through ground.
Wants seedling of Quercus rubra or Q. coccinea.
Movement of cotton plant cotyledons.
Thanks JDH for his praise of Erasmus Darwin.
Delighted that JDH is thinking about geographical distribution, wishes he would go over the New Zealand flora again.
Miss Arabella Buckley’s letter on Wallace’s poor health and finances leads CD to seek JDH’s aid in getting a Government pension.
JDH convinces CD not to press for pension for Wallace.