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Plans to have J. V. Carus handle translation of new edition of Origin. Describes Carus’ views on the edition.

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Encloses letter from H. B. Geinitz, who declines to handle translation of new edition of Origin. Recommends Julius Victor Carus. Also suggests Gustav von Leonhard as translator for Origin.

Discusses translation of Variation.

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Describes plans for new German edition of Origin [1867].

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CD thinks JVC’s preface is fair to Bronn. Regrets JVC has not added notes of his own, but, having dropped Bronn’s appendix, it is perhaps best to leave the text without comment. Rejoices that the German public can now judge the Origin fairly.

Has written to W. B. Carpenter for a specimen of Eozoon to send to JVC.

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Describes progress in preparation of third German edition of the Origin. Asks about use of photograph for edition.

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In response to a letter from RS’s father [translation enclosed] Schweizerbart has suggested H. B. Geinitz revise Bronn’s edition of the Origin, but RS doubts he is suitable.

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Discusses Ernst Krause’s publication of an extract from Earthworms translated into German in the journal Kosmos.

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Gustav von Leonhard and Hans Bruno Geinitz’s Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie [1862–79] unfriendly to CD’s theory.

Lists various German publications dealing with CD’s theory.

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Thanks for information about publications.

Hopes Hans Geinitz will take care in correcting Bronn’s translation [of Origin].

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Reports that his father has given up the idea of publishing a new edition of the Origin but points out that H. B. Geinitz of Dresden has, to date, only written against CD’s theory.

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Cannot support another edition of Origin, so unable to send English pages. Suggests some of his other works that might be worth translating into German.

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JVC has been asked by Schweizerbart [CD’s German publisher] to revise H. G. Bronn’s translation of Origin, and he will be pleased to try to do it.

Asks CD’s advice on what to do about Bronn’s notes and concluding chapter, with which JVC disagrees. Would CD agree to omission?

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Structure of Scaevola and its fertilisation with insect aid.

Fertilisation of Aristolochia.

FM’s paper on climbing plants [see 5146].

Is preparing new edition of Origin.

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AG’s second article on Climbing plants [Am. J. Sci. 2d ser. 41 (1866): 125–30].

Fritz Müller’s observations on Rubiaceae.

New edition [4th] of Origin.

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Thanks for information on orchids

and facts on coastal flora and fauna.

Asks FM to look out for dimorphic aquatic and marsh plants.

Has read pamphlets "in our favour" by Carl v. Nägeli and Oscar Schmidt.

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Is trying to arrange a new American edition of Origin.

Gives notes on Passiflora acerifolia [on cover].

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JVC proposes to correct Bronn’s mistakes [in his translation of Origin], but will not add his own notes.

Asks CD to write a note on Nägeli’s pamphlet [Entstehung und Begriff] for the revised edition.

Also requests biographical information for an encyclopedia article he has been asked to write.

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Turns down an offer to undertake a German translation of one of his works.

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Proposes O. F. Peschel as a German translator of Variation, which his firm would like to publish.

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Offers the German rights of Variation if J. V. Carus is prepared to translate it.