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From:
Thomas Henry Huxley
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
29 May 1865
Source of text:
DAR 166: 307
Summary:

Glad to read what CD sends. Any glimmer of light on those subjects is of utmost importance.

Quotes a letter from Haeckel on progress of Darwinism in Germany.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
William Allport Leighton
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
29 May 1865
Source of text:
DAR 76: B95–6
Summary:

Describes the floral structure of the lupin and gives his observations on its pollination by bees.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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From:
Benjamin Dann Walsh
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
29 May 1865
Source of text:
DAR 47: 179, 179a; DAR 207: 18
Summary:

Discusses several subjects, including examples of "Unity of coloration",

the origin of gall-producing poison,

Wagner’s theory of viviparous larvae,

and stridulation in insects.

Sends a reference supporting CD’s statement in Origin that flies check propagation of horses and cattle.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project