Received CD’s note late and so could not comply, but promises to vote in future for anyone CD recommends for Athenaeum.
Will have new evidence on dog’s intelligence sent to CD.
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The Charles Darwin Collection
The Darwin Correspondence Project is publishing letters written by and to the naturalist Charles Darwin (1809–1882). Complete transcripts of letters are being made available through the Project’s website (www.darwinproject.ac.uk) after publication in the ongoing print edition of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin (Cambridge University Press 1985–). Metadata and summaries of all known letters (c. 15,000) appear in Ɛpsilon, and the full texts of available letters can also be searched, with links to the full texts.
Received CD’s note late and so could not comply, but promises to vote in future for anyone CD recommends for Athenaeum.
Will have new evidence on dog’s intelligence sent to CD.
Reports on his examination of the dried specimens of Pinguicula at Kew to answer CD’s query whether all species secrete.
Action of cobra poison.
Identifies seeds adhering to leaves of Pinguicula [see Insectivorous plants, p. 369].
Is delighted to hear that Pinguicula and Drosera digest fibrin. Suggests diluting gluten in weak hydrochloric acid to remove starch. Enamel was nearly digested [by Drosera] overnight. Would like to try separating the digestive ferment of Pinguicula.
Her memorial has passed and her civil list pension has been increased to £100 per annum for life.
Dr Johnson of Shrewsbury has R. W. Darwin letters.
Reports on results of experiments on effect of cobra poison on animal cilia and muscle.