Illustrates, with reference to different species of Gasteria, the role of twisting in the development of leaf arrangement.
Illustrates, with reference to different species of Gasteria, the role of twisting in the development of leaf arrangement.
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Sends observations from a friend in India confirming CD’s view that bees cut the tubes of flowers to extract [nectar] in order to save time.
Also observations on snails descending from trees on threads suspended from their tails.
Obliged for letter about horns of sheep.
Mentions case of death from objects impacted in appendix.
Is aware of his error about snipe breeding.
The case of the bees interests CD. He does not doubt that because of the size of their jaws humble-bees will be found all over the world to be the biters and hive-bees to profit from their work.
Thinks he has heard of land shells descending in the manner described by RS.
Requests hydrated magnesia.
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Thanks FdeC for his note and invites criticisms.
Formal note enclosing five guineas for William Pengelly testimonial fund.
Thanks CD for book.
Mentions controversy involving Haeckel.
Describes his lectures on Darwinism.
Suggests that his Coral reefs be republished.
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Describes features of an ear of a microcephalous idiot, one of which contradicts Carl Vogt’s views [Mémoire sur les microcéphales (1867)].
Expresses his opinion that the Board should allow the school hall to be used as a reading room in the evenings by the villagers of Down.
Discusses speech of parrots and starling. [See Descent, 2d ed., p. 85 n.]
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Describes an ear from a microcephalous idiot, which does not lend support to Ludwig Mayer’s view [that points on ears are mere variations; see Descent, 2d ed., pp. 15–16].
Is working on involution rather than evolution, with results confirming CD’s teaching.
His indignation at the malignant, odious, hypocrite Owen’s attack on JDH. History of Secretaryship [of Royal Society in Nature 9 (1873): 129–30] was best answer to Owen.
Is hard at work on new edition of Descent – a truly awful job.
No use going on with experiments on effects of water on bloom-divested leaves. May have erred. Or it may be that water is only injurious when there is a good supply of actinic rays. Will wait until spring.