Is obliged for the note about Wallis Nash’s death, but he has since heard that the report was false.
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Is obliged for the note about Wallis Nash’s death, but he has since heard that the report was false.
Thanks for all Horace has done for him and for his ship-shape account. Hopes Horace has charged him enough. There will be less to divide amongst them, which seems to please Frank.
Requests seeds of Ipomoea and Megarrhiza for observations on seedling growth.
Is rereading MS of Movement in plants.
Cannot answer questions on origin of instinct, sociology, etc. Suggests references in Origin and Descent.
Discusses case of colour display in butterfly.
Wants cryptogam identified; has been observing its movements.
Discusses arrangements for a French translation of Erasmus Darwin (1879).
Discusses financial and other arrangements for marriage of Horace Darwin and Ida Farrer. Mentions anticipated inheritance of children.