JL’s sentence about glaciation will do excellently. Is glad JL thought about dimorphism of butterflies.
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JL’s sentence about glaciation will do excellently. Is glad JL thought about dimorphism of butterflies.
Announces intention to hold a private conference with the Archbishop of Canterbury with the aim of encouraging men of science to reaffirm their religious beliefs and also to publish a series of articles in the Contemporary Review on the state of the various sciences.
Requests a list of CD’s trust securities; he and Sara have finished Worms; asks what he should do with dividend warrant.
Asks her to translate a letter by W. F. P. Pfeffer. Mentions views of Julius von Wiesner.
Has found prehistoric tools in his orchard that he believes have been buried by the action of earthworms.
Points out an error in Earthworms.
Asks SHV about nature of granular matter formed in root cells of Euphorbia peplus which have been placed in solution of ammonium carbonate.
Interested in the fossil scorpions found by AG in the Lower Carboniferous strata of Scotland. Hopes further searches will yield more land animals and offers to subscribe funds to such a search if it falls outside the Geological Survey’s work.
Thanks LJJ for informing him of error [in Earthworms].
Encloses his review of Earthworms.
Sends corrections ("two bad errata & a blunder") in Earthworms, which is selling well in England.
On the action of ammonium carbonate on plant cells. "Aggregation" of protoplasm.
Errata discovered in Earthworms are listed. Large sales in England, but this is no indication for France. [See 13510.]
CD thinks the celts [prehistoric tools] on the pan could not have been buried wholly by worms.
As for large size of Arctic mammals, CD suggests it is an advantage in retaining warmth.
Thanks for the review [of Earthworms].
Encloses statement of US sales of CD’s works and sends a cheque for the balance due to CD.
Relates some of his observations on the behaviour and activity of earthworms.
Thanks SHV for his letter [13455] in answer to his questions about the action of ammonium carbonate on the root cells of Euphorbia peplus. Suggests further observations.
Has read J. Sachs [Textbook of botany, English translation (1875)] and H. A. De Bary [Vergleichende Anatomie (1877)] on milk-tubes. He believes that tubes he has observed in germinating roots of Euphorbia myrsinites are modified milk tubes. Will send a paper on the subject to the Linnean Society.
Memorandum: "3500 Worms!!!" sold at annual sale; 117 Movement in plants; 180 "Naturalist" [Journal of researches]; 600 Origin; 320 Descent.
Has received Earthworms.