On earthquakes, and the generation of massive sea-waves that accompany them.
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On earthquakes, and the generation of massive sea-waves that accompany them.
Will exhibit the photos at the Entomological Society and have them identified.
Fritz Müller’s observations on relative abundance of mimicking and mimicked species.
Sends Ledum, the nectar of which catches many insects.
Describes his Primula varieties.
Recounts some figures relating deaf-mutism and consanguineous marriages.
GHD has failed to be elected to the Royal Society.
CD believes few or none have attributed deaf-mutism to consanguineous marriages.
Scheme for Jemmy Button’s grandson has fallen through, as he has already been "adopted".
WTT-D’s statement perverted by Times [4 May 1878, p. 6, on WTT-D’s Royal Institution lectures on vegetable morphology].
S. H. Vines’s work on light inhibition of Phycomyces hyphae ["The influence of light upon the growth of unicellular organs" (1878), Arb. Bot. Inst. Würzburg 2 (1882): 133–47] suggests heliotropism in green plants is independent of, and more primitive than, photosynthesis.
Heliotropism in aerial roots.
Frank Darwin’s work.
Julius von Sachs will "swear & curse" when he finds out he has missed sensitiveness of root apex. Has been putting his notes together and the case is conclusive. [Dated "Saturday 10th" by CD.]
Thanks for sending Nature; plans to leave on 22 May; anecdote about Bernard.
Reports curious case of dimorphism in Rubiaceae. Encloses envelope containing bud samples.
Criticises article by TM. "Such a manner of treating the work of other observers did not appear to me the way to encourage truth."
Believes that weakness of hybrids explains Biblical injunctions against improper unions.
Encloses statement of U. S. sales of CD’s work to 29 April 1878 and sends a cheque for balance due to CD.
Gynodioecism in Ranunculus acris.
Gynodioecism.
Extract from Athenæum 11 May [1878], p. 606, of R. I. Lynch on germination of the provision tree.
Prof. Wood-Mason has examined Otto Zacharias’ insect photographs and confirmed the genera.
RM is going to work up Fritz Müller’s observations into a paper.
Sends some "composite portraits", including three of their family ancestors, as described in Nature [18 (1878): 97–100].
Sends fragment of bone from the head of a fish called "Corbin", brought from River Plate by her brother.
Has found a few examples of Ranunculus repens with stamens reduced as in R. acris.