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Is mapping coral distribution on the Tortugas reef. His observations on the Florida peninsula suggest that it was built up from the debris of animal remains and was not elevated.
Sends pamphlet showing that magnetism is the fundamental element by which all is created and maintained.
Looks forward to reading CD’s Earthworms.
Agrees that habits of sand-wasp are determined by natural selection.
Experiment of exposing plants to flashing light gives uncertain result.
Announces CD’s election as an Honorary Corresponding Member of the Club.
Sends "Ginger Beer Plant", a seed that assists the fermentation of ginger beer. [Also enclosed are instructions for making ginger beer dated, presumably erroneously, 18 Oct 1881.]
On vivisection. Has read CD’s letter to Frithiof Holmgren and answers the points raised in it.
Discusses vivisection and contradicts CD’s defence of English physiologists.
Requests that CD lecture on evolution in Lichfield.
Asks if he may publish CD’s reply to his previous letter.
Only more sensitive seedlings respond to flashing light.
CD’s letter to Times ["On vivisection", 22 Apr 1881] in every way admirable.
GJR to be Zoological Secretary of Linnean Society.
Has decided on arrangement of material for his books Animal intelligence [1882]
and Mental evolution in animals [1883].
Gives case of the inheritance of a tendency to turn grey at a particular age,
and, from his own family, details of the inheritance of a thumb deformity that apparently originated with his grandfather.
Sends observations of wormcasts at Malvern. Describes stay at Abinger.
Regrets CD will not allow publication of his letter.
CD is invited to allow his name to be suggested for the vacancy in the Trust of the British Museum caused by the death of Lord Beaconsfield. [See 13142.]
CD made an associate member of the Royal Belgian Botanical Society.
Introduces Capt. George Montague Wheeler of the US Engineers, who has charge of the government expedition west of the 100th meridian.
Sends a copy of his dissertation on the germination of the Cucurbitaceae.
Discusses possible investments.
Thanks for letter expressing CD’s position with regard to experiments on living animals and for getting the letter printed in the Times [18 Apr 1881, Collected papers 2: 226–7].
News from the laboratory at Strasbourg; is working on Equisetum roots. Wortmann has found circumnutation in the mycelium of a fast-growing fungus. Please send papers (see 13155).