After much crossing, has worked out meaning of dimorphism in Primula.
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After much crossing, has worked out meaning of dimorphism in Primula.
Has put Drosera off while amusing himself with Primula and orchids.
Dionaea is prettily adapted to weight detection.
CD’s orchid paper is to become orchid book [Orchids].
Primula paper is done [Collected papers 2: 45–63].
Bates agrees with CD on neuter ants.
Orchids.
Repeating experiment of C. F. v. Gärtner to study Huxley’s idea of physiological species.
Comments on MS of HF’s address ["On the method of Mr Darwin in his treatise on the origin of species", Rep. BAAS (1861) pt 2: 141–3]. "How odd it is that anyone should not see that all observation must be for or against some view if it is to be of any service."
Describes his health.
The response to his views in Germany, Holland, and Russia.