From George Rolleston 16 August 1878
Summary
Sends a copy of a letter from Herbert Blakeway of Illinois, which accompanied a pig’s head with wattles.
Discusses the Castle Martin breed of Bos, the history of which shows parallels with the Himalayan rabbits.
| Author: | George Rolleston |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 16 Aug 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 176: 215 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11477 |
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- … having wattles on, as he saw one in my in my hog-yard when here. The year before he was …
- … here, M r . Hunt & myself had used a male hog having wattles, not because he had wattles …
- … notice. ) After receipt of his letter, I at once began to look for a hog with wattles & …
- … only found one hog & he had one wattle & a small lump where the other ought to be. I drove …
- … were taken out & the note said, “cut off a hog’s head—” so I found a jar of alcohol to put …
- … a cross from “Poland Chinas” our favourite hog. I have done my best, & hope it will …
- … answer your expectations. Of course had the hog been older, the wattles w d . be larger, …
- … are well developed for the age of the hog. — I have expended for the Pig, alcohol, tin …
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| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
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| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
| Rolleston, George | (1) |
Date
| 1878 | (1) |
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