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GR regarded as a dreamer in Bavaria. Laments local social and political conditions.
Describes his ideas of mechanics in nature.
Reports on the sales of Variation; discusses the difficulties of inserting additions and corrections.
Sends paper on mechanisms of cross-fertilisation in flowers ["Note on Parnassia palustris", J. Linn. Soc. Lond. (Bot.) 11 (1871): 24–31].
Studying how fertilisation takes place without the aid of insects in winter varieties.
The peacocks mentioned in his last letter as yet show no differences in development of spurs. [See Descent 1: 290 n.]
Has experimented with some success in growing twigs with buds
and a grass plant from which a ptarmigan had extracted the core.
Has found no difference between male and female rhesus monkeys at the Zoological Gardens in amount of facial hairiness. Observations on other monkeys.
Has sold 400 copies of Facts and arguments for Darwin. It is a poor time for bookselling.
Last Quarterly Review has best exposition of Darwinism he has met with [A. R. Wallace, "Geological climates, and origin of species", Q. Rev. 126 (1869): 359–94].
Proposes to print 2000 copies of a new [5th] edition of Origin.
A new edition [4th German] of Origin to be published by Schweizerbart. JVC asks CD to send any changes or additions.
Variation has sold two-thirds of the first printing [1868].
Hopes he may do translation of CD’s new work [Descent].
Confirms a request by CD that Murray’s supply electrotypes of Orchids at most reasonable possible price.
SB is founding a natural history society to study the flora and fauna of the southern Slavic countries.
Plans to print portraits of the four most distinguished naturalists and asks for a photograph of CD.
Sends paper on the "Origin of genera".
J. Decaisne, in last week’s Gardeners’ Chronicle, on the apple, cannot mean there are no intermediates between Malus and Pyrus.
South Down sheep: variability in colouring and patterning of lambs compared with constancy of adult coat.
Sends CD some notes [missing] on the mode of fertilisation of winter-flowering plants, and outlines his conclusions regarding the different types of winter-flowerers and the means by which they are fertilised.
Justifies his use of term "degraded" by comparing contrivances for cross-fertilisation in different species of Viola.
Recalls Cuvier’s reaction to Principles of geology.
Comments on Wallace’s article in the Quarterly Review [see 6684].
Not opposed to ARW’s idea that Supreme Will might direct variation.
Quotes passage in letter from ARW arguing for causes other than selection in determining human abilities.
Discusses excavation of lakes by glaciers.
J. P. Lesley does not believe ice-sheets involved in eroding Appalachians.
Females have no preference for particular males in deer and elk. Observations on sexual behaviour and characteristics of elk, deer, bison, and other animals.
H. M. S. Nassau, surveying Magellan Straits, has found fossils at Gallegos River. They have been sent to THH by R. O. Cunningham [naturalist of H. M. S. Nassau]. Skull of entirely new ungulate mammal.
Daisies.
A tame rabbit with a litter of 18.
The Linnean Society Council wants CD to review two papers, with reference to their value for publication.
Sorry to hear of CD’s accident.
Recounts his travels.
Jane Gray writes a description of the Arabs.
