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Thinks he has observed the origin of the shake of the head as signifying "no" in his seven-month-old son.
Mourns death of Lyell. Wonders whether enough men of science were attached to him to raise a fitting testimonial.
Will not come to London for some weeks. Hopes to make TB’s acquaintance.
On Lyell’s death; JDH has arranged for burial in Westminster Abbey. His thoughts on a testimonial.
More trouble with Lord Henry Lennox.
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Is much obliged to TW and his friend for having told him about the azalea, but CD had already seen the account.
Speculates on the function of eyebrows and of hair and the furrows of the forehead. Considers many features and faculties to serve, or to have served, more than one function, either simultaneously or successively. Determining the one function through which natural selection has acted in developing it is unrealistic and not worth while.
"Last night it suddenly occurred to me that I had not sent you the last Edition of the Descent of Man published in November."
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CD on his memory of Lyell. Deeply rejoices that he is to be buried in Westminster Abbey.
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JDH has received Asa Gray's letter of 12 Feb [1875]. He reports that his great friend [Sir Charles] Lyell is dead. JDH got up a petition for Lyell's burial in Westminster Abbey, signed by fellows of the Royal, Linnean & Geological Societies, & Stanley has as good as offered this honour. Lyell's brother died 3 weeks earlier. Mentions Gray's rheumatism. Dismisses Mrs Sullivant & advises Gray to do the same. Gray's request for catalogues of scientific papers has not yet come before the Royal Society Library Committee. JDH is sending Gray's herbarium [Harvard University Herbarium] a copy as a gift from himself, the cost will be more than covered by the sale of Gay's duplicate specimens so he will also send the SYNOPSIS FILICUM & Plate III of FLORA OF BRITISH INDIA. Accepts Gray's offer of Jamaican plants, though he cannot be certain they are new. [George] Bentham seems well but is plagued by sudden attacks of diarrhoea. In an additional annotation JDH mentions the [William] Carruthers affair & that: 'Nathaniel Lindley is Counsel for the King'.
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Reports that Variation is out of print. Suggests means of obtaining a copy.