Acknowledges copy of Insectivorous plants; has observed Drosera filiformis leaves closing around prey.
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Acknowledges copy of Insectivorous plants; has observed Drosera filiformis leaves closing around prey.
Does not believe CD should place too much faith in statements regarding the continuous interbreeding of the Chillingham cattle.
No summary available.
Comments on review [of Insectivorous plants] in New York Independent.
Working on Cross and self-fertilisation.
Hopes printing of Variation [2d ed.] is going satisfactorily.
Climbing plants [2d ed.] is finished.
An invitation to Down for Sunday 16 October.
Canestrini still owes £10 from 1869 for electros of 1st edition [of Variation].
RC has urged Clowes on with printing of Variation [2d ed.],
but with Climbing plants [2d ed.] ready, it need not be done before the annual sale.
No summary available.
Asks CD’s opinion on whether there is a fundamental difference between the "primitive forms" of animals and plants. Mentions and rejects various views of major distinguishing characteristics.
No summary available.
Has secured rights to Variation from Judd & Co.; had to pay $350 [dollars or pounds!?] for old plates and promise 50% discount on 150 copies of the new edition. Hopes Murray’s charge for plates of new edition will not exceed cost of doing the work in the U. S. Judd lost out considerably from small sale of his edition.
Wishes CD to present RLT’s paper on insectivorous plants to the Royal Society.
Charge for 500 sets of the heliotype illustrations of Expression is £37 10s 6d.
No summary available.
Sends an article for CD’s opinion.
Has finished an account of the globes for the Philosophical Magazine ["On maps of the world", 50 (1875): 431–44].
His poor health has interfered with his pitch experiments.
Comments on difficulty of distinguishing between lower animal and vegetable organisms.
Pleased by W. Stanley Jevons’ letter.
Has ordered Dr Cohn’s book.
Is sure that GHD’s energy will lead to success with work on viscous fluids.
R. L. Tait has requested CD send his [Tait’s] paper on Nepenthes to Royal Society. CD considers this a nuisance.
Certificate for G. J. Romanes.
Francis’ experiments on mechanism of twisted seeds.
Sends CD his answers to W. D. Whitney’s articles. Sees man as separated from other animals by the possession of language. There is no scientific evidence for even the slightest attempt at language in the higher animals, which cannot, therefore, be reasonably regarded as "stunted man". [See "In self-defence", Chips from a German workshop 4 (1875): 473–549.]
JDH shares CD’s annoyance with R. L. Tait.
Has identified awned carpels for CD.
Sports of Paritium.
Suggests extending Francis’ experiments with glycerine on twisted seeds, to Mimosa.