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[Valediction and signature only.]
Although he formed a high opinion of one of the correspondent’s papers, regrets that he could not presume to give an opinion of the merits of a candidate in chemistry.
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Sends paper she read before AAAS, but which was not accepted for Proceedings.
On the extinction of populations. [See Descent, 2d ed., p. 183.]
Requests help for George Darwin’s investigation of marriages of first cousins. Seeks to determine proportion of first-cousin offspring among the insane, deaf and dumb, blind, etc.
Mentions family news;
sends a little magazine [missing] dealing with South American mission and showing "what teaching and the gospel of Christ is doing for those poor Natives".
W. J. Beal’s paper ["Phyllotaxis of cones", Am. Nat. 7 (1873): 449–53] shows incompleteness of HA’s theory, but does not invalidate his basic principles on origin of leaf arrangement or the broad applicability of the theory.
Thanks JDH for Asa Gray’s interesting letter.
Would like JDH’s copy of Coral reefs. Needs it for corrections for a new edition. Cannot buy one.
CD is glad Horace has done "pretty well" in his examination.
Smith and Elder will publish new edition of Coral reefs [1874]; thanks HD for aid.
Breeders normally destroy weak and puny puppies in large litters, but would keep females if only one or two.
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Wants CD to propose him for the Royal Society.
Extract from the Honolulu Gazette on the decreasing population of the Sandwich Islands.
On the increases in crossbred English and Tahitian population of Pitcairn islanders. [See Descent, 2d ed., p. 190.] Includes copy of letter from George Hunn Nobbs about the population of Norfolk Island.
Sends CD the number of Pitcairn islanders transferred to Norfolk Island cited in her deceased husband’s book [Sir William Thomas Denison, Varieties of a vice-regal life (1870)] but is unable to furnish additional information.