Wants seeds of Passiflora gracilis.
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Wants seeds of Passiflora gracilis.
Sorry to hear of CD’s accident.
Recounts his travels.
Jane Gray writes a description of the Arabs.
Announces his return to England.
Has sent CD some Drosera specimens.
Returns to U. S. on 9 November.
As CD is to be in London, AG will try to get to Queen Anne St to see him.
Louis Agassiz’s ill health means AG will not get an answer to CD’s query from him. Suggests CD ask Agassiz’s son, Alexander.
Has no details about the origin of the cat-like behaviour of his dog.
Forwards part of a note [by Mrs L. Agassiz] asking AG to tell CD that Agassiz has never been able to secure one of the fishes sitting on eggs.
In P.S., AG adds, "Agassiz evidently regrets having abused you in former times."
Statement of sales of U. S. edition of Origin.
Reports case of apparent incipient dimorphism. Observations on variations in flower structure, especially style length, within species of Polemoniaceae.
Has received CD’s new book [Descent].
Will try to get answer to CD’s queries on Laura Bridgman.
Is reading Descent.
Encloses some answers to CD’s queries about expressions of Laura Bridgman.
AG hopes to meet CD’s sons, who are visiting America.
Has seen CD’s sons.
Notes the occurrence in U. S. of "vermiform piles" produced by earthworms.
A. S. Packard would like to visit CD to pay his respects.
Sends, via C. L. Brace, his book [Botany for young people, pt 2 How plants behave (1872)], "your own science adapted to juvenile minds".
O. N. Rood sends two copies of an amusing picture by T. F. Beard, "The young Darwinian" to AG, who forwards one to CD.
Discusses the coiling of tendrils of climbing plants.
AG’s recent tour of the U. S.
CD’s finding the nervous system of Dionaea is wonderful.
Coiling of tendrils of climbing plants.
Thanks CD for the new book [Expression].
Sends "squib" he has written exposing the folly of some of Louis Agassiz’s ideas. AG cannot "fire off [his] cracker" in U. S. so sends it to amuse CD. If it is sent to Nature, CD must not give AG’s name. [See "Survival of the fittest", Nature 7 (1873): 404].