Missed hostile review of Expression in Edinburgh Review. Agrees it might be by J. H. Stirling [see 8935], who has written in a deplorably polemical style on Huxley and Sir William Hamilton.
Missed hostile review of Expression in Edinburgh Review. Agrees it might be by J. H. Stirling [see 8935], who has written in a deplorably polemical style on Huxley and Sir William Hamilton.
Asks whether, in Italy, varieties of Lathyrus odoratus, Pisum sativum, and Phaseolus multiflorus must be grown separately to come true.
Thanks correspondent for sending him an account of silkworms.
Hopes JT does not think him over-cautious in requesting the return of the copies [of Huxley’s letter]. Has sent Huxley a list of the subscribers.
Hopes affairs will enable him to get back to flowers.
Huxley’s letter [about the fund raised for him] was noble. Would like to have seen CD’s to him.
Suggests hopping lizards may show the connection between reptiles and birds as proposed by Huxley.
Asks Murray not to announce Cross and self-fertilisation.
Explains that his publisher has erred in announcing his book [Cross and self-fertilisation] prematurely. [See 8890 and 8897.]
Thanks for reference to Hermann Müller’s book on fertilisation [Befruchtung der Blumen (1873)].
Has been told CD wants photo of him; sends one. Requests a portrait photo of CD for his album. KEvB apologises for his English and his shaky hand; he is 88 years old.
Recommends H. Müller’s Die Befruchtung der Blumen (1873).
Thanks FL for sending his essays and some photographs.
Comments on HM’s book [Die Befruchtung der Blumen (1873)]. Particularly glad to read historical sketch and discussion of work of C. K. Sprengel.
Recommends H. Müller’s Die Befruchtung den Blumen durch Insekten (1873).
Because of current interest in hereditary instinct, relates incident about a baby alligator, just emerged from its shell, attempting to bite a human.
A fact on expression: sheep do use hoofs in fighting.
Has sent off the last of the letters. Anne Sheepshanks is 83 and still clear in the head. If she visits the Royal Academy, she will see the bust of Augustus De Morgan there.
Thanks for the Dionaea leaves. They support CD’s anticipation that they are adapted to let the smaller fry escape [see Insectivorous plants, p. 312].
Thanks for note and information.
Mentions venomous caterpillars in Africa and Australia.
No summary available.