- Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 12
- Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 12
Wants the name of a flower-mantis, for reference.
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Wants the name of a flower-mantis, for reference.
Enclosing press cuttings (not present) apparently reporting a social occasion hosted by spiritualist Mrs Hooker, sister of Henry Ward Beecher and Mrs Beecher Stowe, at which ARW was introduced to about 50 people; lectures to local Anthropological societies; lack of paying lectures, if none booked in California will not be able to afford to go there as fare is £50; only two forthcoming engagements in Canada; spending time visiting Museums and libraries and writing for American newspapers and for Harris; expense of hotel; changeable weather; detailed description of the "most beautiful" Capitol building and comparison with British House of Commons; instructions to send letters via agent Williams; hopes Violet is reading and studying well.
Would Poulton check proof of the 14th chapter of ARW's book. About Grant Allen.
Sending the rest of notices of Spencer, and of Cope.
Sending next sheet of paper on Weismann's views. Would Poulton read the concluding chapter on man.
Sending draft for corrections.
More drafts. About his knowledge of the spiritual world. Ideas about sexual selection.
About ill health, debate in the Pall Mall Gazette and Crookes' experiments in spiritualism.
About offer of DCL, which he has declined. "I have a profound distaste for all public ceremonials." Details about ill health, house move, and his work. Wishes to be left "in peaceful obscurity." Doesn't like crowds.
If DCL gets offered again, will accept. "I feel myself too much of an amateur in Nat. His, and altogether too ignorant ... to receive honours from a great University .. . left school (a bad one) at 14." About Mr. Edwards and his butterfly collection. Criticises Bates' classification of butterflies.
Has written to Professor Price, about DCL. Thanks for volume of Weismann's Essays.
Wants Poulton to lend him slides of caterpillars.
Walk in the woods with botanist professor Ward, sending a collection of plants including ferns packed in moss in a biscuit tin, instructions for potting, Spotted Wintergreen (Chimaphila maculata) and Rattlesnake Plantain (Goodyera pubescens) to be given to Miss Jekyll and a sedge, Carex platyphylla, to Annie's father William Mitten, plants listed by botanical and common names; description of trees and other plants seen; curious appearance of fields without hedgerows; Paulownia imperialis, a tree with flowers like fox-gloves, grows to great height in Washington gardens; would like to stay and see woods in summer if finances permitted but there seems to be no demand for scientific lectures as too many scientists on the circuit; hopes Annie has succeeded in letting house or getting a boarder.
Thanks Poulton for slides.
About slides. About a reference -ARW can't remember where he found it. Has replied to Mr. Cunningham in Nature.
Wants a copy of the inheritance discussion at British Association, section D.
About DCL ceremony. The 20th would suit him better. ARW has just returned from the North. "Romanes has been inflicting long letters on me!".
Arrangements for the DCL ceremony at Oxford. His wife is unable to accept kind invitation from Mrs. Poulton.
Writes about train times to Oxford.
Sending Cope's books, with his comments. Not convinced about female preference for peacock feathers.