Summary

Stripes on animals curious subject for investigation. Not likely to take it up again.

Recommends cutting plant stems under water.

Summary

Thanks JP for congratulations on LL.D. [awarded by Cambridge University].

Comments on Rudolf Virchow’s book [Die Freiheit der Wissenschaft im modernen Staat (1877)].

Summary

On his discovery of ova of Flustra.

"Pray do not call me Dr Darwin."

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Thanks for letter about death of Erasmus Darwin.

Cannot answer question about dotterels.

Summary

Congratulates JP on marriage of daughter.

Consoles him on his poor health.

Death of Mrs Smith a severe loss.

Summary

Working on plant physiology; has not strength to discuss difficult subject with anyone.

Summary

Kind of JP to send notes on horses, but will not write on subject again.

Erasmus Darwin has not left his house for three years.

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Discusses specimen of Balanus crenatus.

Sorry JP’s children are ill.

Will come to Liverpool if well [for meeting of BAAS].

Summary

Not able to assist JP as he knows no schoolmaster in the area.

Cannot answer zoological question but thinks the two Serpulae are distinct.

Summary

Comments on JP’s work [Old Price’s remains (1863–4)].

Anglo-American relations. Progress of the Civil War.

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Thanks JP for congratulations on success of George Darwin at Cambridge.

Does not have time to investigate propagation of Cardamine.

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Discusses Utricularia sent by JP.

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Thanks JP for note.

Sends instructions for mailing Utricularia plants to Down in his absence.

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Nathan Hubbersty [of Cambridge days] is very ill.

Summary

Tells CD he is recovering from the illness with which he was afflicted when CD visited.

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Visiting W. D. Fox.

Sends specimen of Cardamine pratensis,

and an account of a striped horse.

Discusses Pangenesis.

Has returned to religion and has been reflecting on God’s mercies, one of which CD should remember from about 1828 at Bodnant.

Summary

Congratulates CD on success at Cambridge [of George Darwin].

Would like CD to study the anomalous Cardamine pratensis.

Summary

Has experimented with some success in growing twigs with buds

and a grass plant from which a ptarmigan had extracted the core.

Summary

Has some Utricularia minor for CD. Has found the bladders on U. vulgaris are not floats.

Thanks CD for book [Descent, 2d ed.].

Summary

Observations on flotation of Utricularia vulgaris.