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Extract from the Honolulu Gazette on the decreasing population of the Sandwich Islands.

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Cancelled: third-party letter from ’ETS’.

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An anonymous letter praising the Origin.

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Inherited dental abnormalities in man. [Enclosed are proofs of pp. 113–16 from J. Tomes, A system of dental surgery, 2d ed. (1873).]

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LD has misplaced some figures on which he was to work.

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Sends references on Utricularia and Pinguicula.

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Reports that Pinguicula is found in north of Scotland. Gives local names and uses. None of his patients, who are from all parts of Scotland, has heard of the use of Pinguicula to curdle milk.

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Describes the coral formations of the island of Rodriguez [Indian Ocean].

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Sends paper ["Strictures on Darwinism, pt 2", J. Anthropol. Inst. 3 (1874): 208–28].

Refers to articles in the Art Journal on changes in English countenance since the Tudor period.

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Note on the chemical composition of teeth.

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Sends paper she read before AAAS, but which was not accepted for Proceedings.

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Mentions family news;

sends a little magazine [missing] dealing with South American mission and showing "what teaching and the gospel of Christ is doing for those poor Natives".

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W. J. Beal’s paper ["Phyllotaxis of cones", Am. Nat. 7 (1873): 449–53] shows incompleteness of HA’s theory, but does not invalidate his basic principles on origin of leaf arrangement or the broad applicability of the theory.

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Breeders normally destroy weak and puny puppies in large litters, but would keep females if only one or two.

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Wants CD to propose him for the Royal Society.

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Encloses R. McLachlan’s certificate of nomination for Royal Society. Hopes CD will sign it, as McLachlan is the most philosophic member of the Entomological Society in years.

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On the increases in crossbred English and Tahitian population of Pitcairn islanders. [See Descent, 2d ed., p. 190.] Includes copy of letter from George Hunn Nobbs about the population of Norfolk Island.

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French translation of Expression sent for CD’s approval.

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Sends CD the number of Pitcairn islanders transferred to Norfolk Island cited in her deceased husband’s book [Sir William Thomas Denison, Varieties of a vice-regal life (1870)] but is unable to furnish additional information.

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A new German edition of Descent is planned. Would like to work on proofs before leaving for lectures at Edinburgh.