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Please sign enclosed legal document and return to Messrs. 'Praed.' CB overworked, but hopes to complete Passages from the Life of a Philosopher before Christmas.
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Describes some cases of geographical distribution of butterflies. Raises the perplexing question of the distribution of Pyrameis atalanta in Europe and P. calliroe in the Canaries.
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Is having E. Suess’s essay [see 4284] translated; will forward it as soon as it is done.
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CD elected an honorary member of the Society.
Pleased CD accepts continental extension for New Zealand, whose flora has many genera like Rubus with great diversity and connecting intermediates. Suggests geological uplifting creates more space, hence opportunities for preservation of intermediates. Sees clash with CD on causes of extreme diversity of form in a group.
JDH’s attitude toward democratisation of science.
Thomas Cooke of York, a maker of object glasses, is about to visit Paris and would like an introduction from JH in order to visit the Paris Observatory. Hopes JH's son is back at Collingwood. Own health is poor, but is improving.
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Sends some original observations on British ferns [not found].
Has secured a small pension and hopes to acquire a house near Kew.
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Sends Primula MS, which CD has promised to communicate to Linnean Society [see 4213].
Will soon send results on peloric Antirrhinum.
CD too unwell to read. JS should not send Primula paper MS until CD returns home.
JS’s MS [of Primula paper] arrived, but CD is too ill to read it.
CD has sent JS’s paper on orchid sterility to Botanische Zeitung and to Hooker.
News of C. J. F. Bunbury and the Lyells.
Sends information on the flowers of Cassia roxburghii; will send flowers of all the species of Cassia for CD to study with a view to discovering the law which operates to bring about the differences.
