JDH Should do as he sees fit about proposing him [John Scott] [for fellowship of the Linnean Society].
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JDH Should do as he sees fit about proposing him [John Scott] [for fellowship of the Linnean Society].
Exceptional cases of frowning by children born blind have been reported to CD by R. H. Blair [see 8615]; CD asks WB for information and observations on the use of the muscles around the eye by those blind from birth.
Asks about possible animal substances in samples of Belladonna and Digitalis.
If decapod does not pass through zoea stage, is this acceleration? If hypothetical adult retained zoea characters, would this be retardation? Believes obliteration of growth stages frequently due to natural selection. Most interesting points in AH’s letter deal with senile characters. CD attributes them to laws of growth not selection. Explains degraded characters as result of readaptation to simpler conditions. Believes no innate tendency to progressive development exists.
Hopes AH visits F. Hilgendorf’s famous deposit [at Steinheim]. A. Weismann [Einfluss der Isolierung (1872)] makes good use of Hilgendorf’s observations.
Thanks for information about the Atropia.
Obliged for the note of reference, but does not know what to think of the statement about the watering mouth.
Thanks for gift of a book, and offers to send copy of Expression.
Formally declines the vice-presidency of a proposed society.
CD sends a better photo for CJM.
Thanks an unidentifiable natural history society for electing him an honorary member.
Thanks for offer of photograph.
Thanks JT for his information and hopes to attend to it in any future edition.
Thanks AdeC for great pleasure his new book [Histoire des sciences (1873)] has given him. Comments on several of the essays.
When AdeC backs up Asa Gray in saying all instincts are congenital habits, CD must protest.
Asks several questions about butterflies of the Alps discussed on p. 322 [of Histoire].
Thanks HdeL-D for his photograph and encloses one of himself.
Has not strength nor time to alter and improve Variation.
First English edition of Expression now at 9000 copies.
Will be in London for a week. Invites ARW to lunch.
Sends copy of last edition of Origin.
Respecting AH’s theory that acceleration of growth produces new characters, urges AH to examine decapods that do and do not pass through zoea stage. Believes there are no marked differences between them.
His thanks for the excellent photograph. [See 8668.]
He is no longer working on expression but appreciates the obliging offer.
Plans to see THH in London.
Comments on EH’s forthcoming [Die Kalkschwämme (1872)].
Thinks EH is working much too hard.