Asks for details on CD’s Descent references to female infanticide.
JFM’s work on the laws of incest finds strong evidence for man’s relation to animals.
Asks for details on CD’s Descent references to female infanticide.
JFM’s work on the laws of incest finds strong evidence for man’s relation to animals.
Reports a fossil fungus, complete with fossil zoospores, within the vascular bundles of a Lepidodendron from the Coal Measures. The genus is Pythium and it appears no different from living species.
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List of plants sent.
Is acquiring some "maritime and glaucous" plants for CD.
Comments on paper by Francis Darwin ["Glandular hairs of the common teasel", Q. J. Microsc. Sci. 17 (1877): 169–74, 245–72].
Thanks for the plants.
Is doubtful whether he will make out anything about "bloom".
Having read CD’s article in Mind ["Biographical sketch of an infant", Collected papers 2: 191–200], AHS questions CD about the child’s first attempts at speech, hoping to throw light on the origin of language.
Has examined some sea-kale and iris leaves sent by CD and does not think the scars are caused by fungus but rather through the action of insects. Feels "bloom" may protect leaves from such insect attack.
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Sleep movements of Averrhoa bilimbi leaves.
Sleep movements of Averrhoa bilimbi.
Thanks BvC for his letter and will read the references concerning instinct.
"I can see that the discussion of the Philosophy of Evolution is at present very important."
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Thinks "mum" comes from shutting the mouth repeatedly as a sign of wanting to eat.
Thanks R. I. Lynch for his MS on Averrhoa.
Writes as a trustee of the Down Friendly Society to ask whether the Bank will act as their agent in withdrawing funds from the National Debt Office.