Describes his university lectures on evolution and their publication in a book [Die neuere Schöpfungsgeschichte (1875)].
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Describes his university lectures on evolution and their publication in a book [Die neuere Schöpfungsgeschichte (1875)].
Thanks CD for a copy of Insectivorous plants.
Describes experiment on Drosera carried out with his pupils.
Describes reception of the book at the University of Zurich.
Comments on Nägeli’s concept of a "morphological species".
Expresses belief in importance of natural selection.
Mentions his forthcoming publication ["Ulothrix zonata", Jahrb. f. wiss. Bot. 10 (1876): 417–550].
Sends CD lithograph plates as examples of a book he hopes to publish.
Comments on publication of his Atlas der Botanik [1878]. Discusses possible English edition. Draws CD’s attention to plates of Drosera in Atlas. Mentions contribution offered by Hermann Müller, and support by German professors of botany.
Comments on positive response to publication [of Atlas]. CD’s approval will help make an English edition possible. Rejects suggestion that CD should subscribe.