Seeks to define oldest fossil cirripede.
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Seeks to define oldest fossil cirripede.
Reports that the orchids Myanthus and Catasetum are identical.
Thanks CD for returned MS and letter with its good opinion. Asks CD to write to Murray.
Grateful for CD’s approval of "Lake-habitations".
The Japan pig, an unusual domestic species with no wild prototype.
Will visit CD on Saturday.
Has sent CD the published part of his work on Carex [Illustrations of the genus Carex (1858–67)]. Hopes to add 200 more figures. Comments on great variability among the 600–odd species, and on their geographical distribution.
Owen’s paper on the aye-aye [Rep. BAAS 32 (1862) pt 2: 114–16];
his attacks on CD and his theories.
Encloses seeds.
Lecoq’s work mentions instances of apparent dimorphism. [H. Lecoq, Études sur la géographie botanique de l’Europe, 9 vols. (1854–8).]
Is preparing a volume of his articles [Essays on scientific and other subjects (1862)], to one of which he would like to add a postscript referring to CD’s Origin [pp. 100–1]. Sends proposed postscript for CD’s approval.
CK defended CD’s theory at a shooting party with the Bishop of Oxford, the Duke of Argyll, and Lord Ashburton. The discussion started as a result of shooting some blue rock-pigeons which were different from blue rocks of other localities. CK held that all pigeons were descended from one species.
CK proposed that mythological races, e.g., elves and dwarfs, were intermediate species between man and apes, and have become extinct by natural selection; i.e., by competition with a superior white race of man.
Sends C. W. Crocker’s address.
Doubts CWC can help with Mormodes.
Will see CD at Lubbock’s.
Agrees with CD’s estimate of the man [unidentified]. Hopes CD will use his influence with Lubbock to try to prevent the Council’s placing him at the head of the Zoological Society.
Sends dried specimens of Melastomataceae.
Suggests a change in the postscript [referred to in 3423].
Describes battles among bulls for leadership of the [Chillingham] herd.
Has received diploma from the University of Breslau [honorary doctorate in medicine and surgery]. Should he forward it or will CD pick it up in London? [See 3226a and 3446.]
Discusses his new microscope.
Hopes CD will come to lunch on Saturday. The Busks and J. D. Hooker are with JL.
Has forwarded a diploma from the University of Breslau [Honorary Doctorate in Medicine and Surgery].