Describes his method of putting young poultry to death.
Asks questions arising from WDF’s reply about crossed mongrels.
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Describes his method of putting young poultry to death.
Asks questions arising from WDF’s reply about crossed mongrels.
Invites JSH to dine at CD’s brother’s house in London.
Informs CD which colours of glass accelerate germination, lignification, and floriation; advises CD on obtaining such glass and offers his help in any experiments.
Praise for JDH’s Flora Indica [J. D. Hooker and T. Thomson (1855)] from CD and C. J. F. Bunbury.
CD and J. S. Henslow dining in London. JDH invited.
Delighted JSH can dine. Has invited Hooker.
Thanks him for Lychnis seed.
Asks for umbel of wild celery. Wants to ascertain whether wild or tame plants produce most seed.
Has received the duck and bantam.
Anxious to get as many facts as possible on crossbreeding of dogs.
Reports on seeds that have germinated after 100 days immersion [in salt water].
Mentions experiments on plants involving coloured glass. Encloses correspondence from glass maker and asks advice.
CD has more specimens of Helix pomatia.
Thanks for Lepidoptera book.
Invites JL to dinner.
Notes on the interbreeding of different races of silkworm. [Forwarded with explanatory note by Edward Blyth.]