Last minute checking of some quotations has delayed his translation [of Erasmus Darwin].
Last minute checking of some quotations has delayed his translation [of Erasmus Darwin].
Thanks for present and letter.
Wishes a good trip to the lakes and sends love to family members.
CD elected honorary member of the Royal Society of New South Wales.
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Experiments to determine mechanism of tendril curvature; importance of variations in cell turgidity. Contraction in roots caused by increased turgor.
Hopes CD will read and comment on his lecture ["Origin of flora of the Alps", Proc. R. Geogr. Soc. (1879)]. Disgrees with CD; JB maintains that the high antiquity of existing plant genera and families explains wide differences in their distribution.
His experiments on nutrition of Utricularia are not sufficiently exact or complete to allow them to be published. He will resume experimentation and report to CD.
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Crossbreeding experiments with geese.
Asks how many species of Lepidoptera are peculiar to the British Isles.
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Coniston is most beautiful, but CD finds "there are too many human beings for my taste".
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Wonders if there are any Lepidoptera species that are unique to the British Isles, referring to Otto Staudinger's catalogue of European Lepidoptera [Catalog der Lepidopteren Europa's und der angrenzenden Länder, 1861; Catalog der Lepidopteren des europäischen Faunengebiets, 1871].
Thanks for letter.
Comments on growth and movement of plants.
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Reports the results of breeding from FBG’s hybrid geese. The hybrids are fertile inter se. Would FBG like the geese back? If CD publishes his observations may he use FBG’s results?
CD regrets that he feels large parts of Krause’s essay [on Erasmus Darwin] must be omitted. Gives his criticisms and his plan for condensed publication of his own article, with only parts of EK’s. If EK is unwilling to change, CD will publish his article privately. It is manifest that EK can publish his essay in its extended form in Germany if he wishes to do so.