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DCP-LETT-5034

From:
Benjamin Dann Walsh
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
13 Mar 1866
Source of text:
Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago
Summary:

On the "bullae" as constant, regular generic characters in Hymenoptera. Disagrees with Louis Jurine ["Observations sur les ailes des hyménoptères", Mem. Accad. Sci. Torino 24 (1820): 177–214].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-5061

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Benjamin Dann Walsh
Date:
[19] Apr [1866]
Source of text:
Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago (Walsh 7)
Summary:

CD has followed Lyell’s advice and avoided controversy over Origin but encourages BDW to attack S. H. Scudder and others who argue foolishly or misquote him.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-5159

From:
Benjamin Dann Walsh
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
17 July 1866
Source of text:
Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago
Summary:

On H. A. Dubois’ attack on "Darwin, Huxley and Lyell"

and H. J. Clark’s Mind in nature [1865].

BDW’s work [on Cynipidae].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-5194

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Benjamin Dann Walsh
Date:
20 Aug [1866]
Source of text:
Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago (Walsh 5)
Summary:

On various subjects: Dana’s misquotations,

H. J. Clark’s book Mind in nature [1865],

BDW’s Cynips experiments, galls,

Balbiani’s paper on aphids ["Sur la reproduction et l’embryogénie des pucerons", C. R. Hebd. Acad. Sci. 62 (1866): 1231–4, 1285–9, 1390–4].

Claus and other Germans testing CD’s views of variability in common lower animals.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-5319

From:
Benjamin Dann Walsh
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[28 Nov 1866]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.324a)
Summary:

Says Jacob W. Velie wants to exchange birds’ skins with European naturalist.

Comments on meaning of "Darwinism".

Encloses papers from Practical Entomologist.

Discusses Ornithorhynchus paradoxus

and his paper on willow galls.

Mentions human skull found in California.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-5320

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Benjamin Dann Walsh
Date:
24 Dec [1866]
Source of text:
Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago (Walsh 8)
Summary:

Balbiani’s puzzling observations on Aphis.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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