Gives his opinion on a business transaction involving WED and the Southampton bank.
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Gives his opinion on a business transaction involving WED and the Southampton bank.
American publishers will not wait for woodcuts, so asks Murray to have a copy of the reprint sent to Asa Gray. Will call soon to talk about Für Darwin and to hear about sale of latest edition of Origin
He and Lizzie [Elizabeth Darwin] will come to Kew on Saturday.
There are so many doubtful points on the problems relating to sterility that they will never agree.
Thanks for information [about sex ratios] received from bird-catchers.
"Can you form any theory about all the many cases which you have given me and others which have been published, of when one pair is killed, another soon appearing?"
Facts about gay-coloured caterpillars very satisfactory.
Comments on Pangenesis.
Thanks RT for letter which saves him from a "terrible mistake": that no moths were more brilliantly coloured beneath than above. Suggests revised version for comment. [See Descent 1: 397.]
Defers visit [to Kew] because of ill health.
Asks WED to observe blushing in the blind, and yawning.
Mentions elephants’ crying while trumpeting.
Now understands importance of swim-bladder in selachians. Always imagined animal like Lepidosiren was parent form of vertebrates.
Has been nearly a month in London, collecting facts on sexual selection from breeders and at Zoological Gardens.
Astonished at hybrid of rabbit and hare. Is it certain that work was done with hare?
Clarifies his earlier query on Bell’s observations. Seeks confirmation of Bell’s statement that the conjunctiva of a child whose eyes are opened forcibly during a screaming fit become engorged with blood. CD has noted a relationship between contraction of the orbicular muscle and secretion of tears; can WB explain why they appear related?
Glad to hear that WP defends species transmutation. German support is the chief reason to hope that their views will prevail.
Thanks for gift of work on the geology of the Novara expedition
Instructions for woodcuts showing sexual differences in beetles, for Descent.
Asks WED to observe a suppressed yawn.
Asks whether scratching a tickling point makes tears come to his eyes.