Discusses the South American mission.
Has been busy digging out fossil leaves from local Eocene deposits.
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Discusses the South American mission.
Has been busy digging out fossil leaves from local Eocene deposits.
B. J. Sulivan offers fossil leaves from Eocene beds at Bournemouth to CD or JDH. Does JDH want them, or should they go to Oswald Heer?
Has written to Athenæum [see 5308] about publishers cutting pages of their books.
Thanks for "Climbing plants" and other papers [as requested in 5316].
Sends specimens of a variety of Primula not mentioned by CD [in Primula paper, Collected papers 2: 45–63?].
Suggests fossil leaves go to Heer.
Agrees with CD on cut pages in books.
JWS is seeking financial help. He is in debt and struggling and wonders if there is any paid service he might perform for CD.
Thanks BJS for his account of S. America and the Fuegians.
Can BJS ask W. H. Stirling to make observations on expression?
Has asked Hooker about the fossil leaves, and he suggests they be sent to Oswald Heer.
Has just sent MS on domestic animals [Variation] to the printer.
Thanks for observations on dimorphic plants. Dimorphism prevalent in certain groups throughout the world.
Retarded fertilisation in certain orchids.
Requests a change in text [of ch. 12 of Origin: "Geographical distribution"] owing to recent observations of Albert Günther on the marine faunas of the eastern and western shores of South and Central America.
Mr Corbet too ill to write. Thanks for CD’s letter [see 5290].
Mentions visit to E. A. Darwin.
Encloses note for Mr Corbet.