Suggests sending plant specimens. Asks about visit of Emma and the boys.
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Suggests sending plant specimens. Asks about visit of Emma and the boys.
Describes insects caught while visiting Lythrum.
WED has been collecting Lythrum plants. Numerical proportions of the three forms.
Bee with adhering orchid pollinia lent to Charles Daubeny. Pollen-masses shaken off but if CD still interested he is welcome to specimen.
Sends specimens of the three forms of Lythrum. Remarks on the numerical proportions of different forms.
Gives J. T. Rothrock’s observations on the structure and fertility of the two forms of Houstonia. Mentions his own observations on Rhexia virginica and Gymnadenia tridentata.
Finds many beautiful Epipactis specimens.
Has read CD’s long letter on Lythrum and agrees with it. Is examining the pollen of the different types.
Muscular fibres of whale no larger than those of bee – evidence of a community of origin.
Problem of the abortive wings of ostrich in relation to conditions of their survival.
Breeding cells of Ligurian bee are larger than those of common bee. Thanks CD for comb.
Notes and observations on orchids.
Observations on Welwitschia.
Jamieson has revisited Glen Roy and confirmed his theory of glacier lakes.
A. G. More considers CD the most profound of reasoners.
Would be pleased to have third edition of Origin.
Is unwell and dreads the winter.
On microscopes.
Cannot remember any plants but Melastoma with different coloured polliniferous anthers.
JL’s Swiss tour with Tyndall and Huxley.
Lake-habitations.
Sends his paper [on glacial lakes, see 3450]. Falconer attacked it. Falconer thinks Himalayas confound the theory, but Hooker writes that it explains the absence of lakes there.
Looked for Hottonia but with little success.
Proportions of different forms of Lythrum.