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Mechanism of flowers of Maranta has already been described by F. H. G. Hildebrand and Federico Delpino.
Concern over CD’s health. Advises him to get one of the cleverer young London doctors to communicate with Andrew Clark. Only way out of difficulties with Clark.
In a forthcoming lecture GCW will dispute Haeckel on Protista and his statement that spontaneous generation is necessary to complete evolution as a doctrine. Wishes to confirm his understanding that CD has nowhere expressed himself on the "origin of life", and has considered only the manner of succession.
Will send letter to Nature about shell [attached to beetle]. Will use old name of Cyclas.
Formal letter of thanks for contribution to Mrs C. T. Beke.
Believes heterostyly could be produced by artificial selection.
Recommends PG for chair of natural history.
Thanks HG for kind offer. CD is not well enough to examine the Utricularia, but will try to look at the Nitella.
Feels better. Grateful for THH’s kind letter. Wishes there were more automata like him.
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GCW has correctly expressed CD’s views when he says he intentionally left the question of the origin of life uncanvassed as being altogether ultra vires in the present state of our knowledge. Thinks he may somewhere have said that principle of continuity renders it possible that the principle of life will be shown to be a part of, or consequence of, some general law.
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Thinks Mr Loct[?] ought to have sent an addressed envelope.
Sends manuscript by Baron de Villa Franca on the apparent grafting of sugar canes.