Informs JH of his grief over losing his son and his wife. His other son has left the military and now is helping AQ. Talks of Prince Albert's death. Asks JH not to forget AQ.
Needs to know, from JH, the date of the nebula observations [see GA's 1862-4-9].
No summary available.
AM did not borrow a Samuel Scudder pamphlet from CD; in fact he was not aware of its existence.
DO’s observations on polymorphism in Primula and Campanula. CD recognises three classes of dimorphism, as in Primula, Thymus, and Campanula and violets.
DO’s Campanula paper and Royal Institution lecture [Not. Proc. R. Inst. G. B. 3 (1858–62): 431–3].
CD’s interest in Fumariaceae from A. Gray’s comments on "selfing".
Bees bite holes in flowers when same species grows in high density.
Organisation of CD’s notes.
Remarks on JT's papers on radiant heat and related role of moisture. Will send requested sample of rock salt. Explains difficulties using it and hopes JT will have better success, perhaps even repeating JH's experiments.