Tells of the hopes raised by CD’s letter of Monday regarding Anne’s health.
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Tells of the hopes raised by CD’s letter of Monday regarding Anne’s health.
Her reactions to Anne’s death; hopes CD may soon return.
Tells CD how Anne’s death is affecting Emma. Hopes he may soon return.
Feels deeply for them at their "impossible loss" [of Anne].
Tells of the burial of Anne.
Commiseration on the death of Anne.
Commiseration on the death of Anne.
Thoughts on the death of Anne.
Thoughts after the death of Anne.
James Wilson reports case of salmon hybrids.
Herrings inhabit freshwater lake in Scotland during winter.
JDH will edit juror reports for the Great Exhibition.
Has sent CD some cirripedes and notes which he hopes will be of use. Gives details of occurrence and source of some of the specimens.
Flora of New Zealand.
Reconsidering variability of insular species.
Becoming convinced of the probability that the southern flora is a fragmentary one – all that remains of a great southern continent.
His difficulties in answering CD’s letter of 3 Jan [1852] [see 1469]. There is no Lepas mitra in the Lorenz Spengler collection. He undertakes to compare the specimens of Balanus sent by CD with those of Spengler.
He thanks CD for his book [Fossil Cirripedia (1851)].
His work with Professor Forchhammer and Mr Worsaae.
Explains the effects of the falling prices of wheat and cattle on the rents from CD’s and his sister Susan Elizabeth Darwin’s farms.
Asks for more information about CD’s idea of a ‘more permanent arrangement’ with his tenant.
Explains the drawback of a lease or a corn rent.
Discusses taxonomic relations of Alcippe.
Acknowledges the receipt of some securities.
Royal Society votes its Royal Medal for 1853 to CD. JDH reports the debate and vote at the Royal Society Council.
Honoured for Coral reefs
and Cirripedia.
Responds to CD’s criticism of his use of word "Kingdom" in discussing geographical distribution of Crustacea.
List of most anomalous Leguminosae [from George Bentham].