Queries for John Smith [Kew curator] on crossing a cucumber variety.
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Queries for John Smith [Kew curator] on crossing a cucumber variety.
Cannot support another edition of Origin, so unable to send English pages. Suggests some of his other works that might be worth translating into German.
AG’s second article on Climbing plants [Am. J. Sci. 2d ser. 41 (1866): 125–30].
Fritz Müller’s observations on Rubiaceae.
New edition [4th] of Origin.
Asks for additional details of Confessions of a Metaphysician.
F. Hildebrand, in his recent article [Bot. Ztg. 10 (1866): 73–8], describes what GH showed CD about Indigofera’s irritability.
Describes the pollination of broom by bees.
CD has followed Lyell’s advice and avoided controversy over Origin but encourages BDW to attack S. H. Scudder and others who argue foolishly or misquote him.
Is obliged to receive FH’s papers. The cases of Lopezia and Schizanthus are new to him.
In 1860 CD watched Bombus lapidarius sucking the flowers of Pedicularis sylvatica and saw what FH has described.
Has not yet read the paper on Salvia.
Thanks for information about publications.
Hopes Hans Geinitz will take care in correcting Bronn’s translation [of Origin].
Thanks for facts about New Zealand flora.
Had hoped to call, but cannot do so comfortably, so will HBJ call on CD instead, for a consultation?
Makes arrangements to call.
Asks for racemes of Cytisus purpureus-elongatus and C. adami for comparison, because Robert Caspary argues that C. adami is not a common hybrid.
Needs Annales de la Société d’horticulture de Paris 7 (1830).
Asks that Oliver provide a reference for microscopical appearance and structure of a bud.
Was very well on first part of London visit.
Is sorry to have missed seeing WR.
Mentions some crossing experiments with Nymphaea and Euryale in which he would be interested, if WR ever had the chance to make them [see Cross and self-fertilisation, p. 365].
Asks how many plants are proper to New Zealand for new edition [4th] of Origin.
Asks for the name of a hummingbird.
Regrets that JvH is not on list of candidates for Royal Society. This year the Council of Royal Society is extraordinarily deficient in natural historians and geologists. Thinks JvH is sure to be elected another year.
Writes a line of thanks; includes instructions on procedure for crossing experiments.
The apparent difference in arm lengths of compositors is due to a drooping shoulder. File-makers stand in a peculiar position and call one of their legs the hind leg.