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Observations on [length of style and length of filament and stigmas of] Pulmonaria.

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CD is right about variability [of Pulmonaria]. Encloses observations and diagrams of additional plants.

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[Outline sketches of pollen from long- and short-styled yellow cowslips and from red cowslip, magnified 350x.]

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Diagrams of short- and long-styled Pulmonaria under magnification.

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Observations on style length of 150 flowers of Pulmonaria [angustifolia]. [See Forms of flowers, p. 105.]

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Sends Pulmonaria anthers, with measurements of styles and pollen counts.

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Sends specimens of Menyanthes with observations and drawings [see Forms of flowers, p. 115].

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Clarifies his letter of 18 May [4500].

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Sends camera outlines of pollen. Thinks the red longstyled ones are more sterile than the yellow.

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Encloses drawings of Menyanthes and Pulmonaria anthers.

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Doesn't think will be able to find Buckthorn. Sends reference from Revue de Deux Mondes. Is settled at the Bank.

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Suggests investments for CD;

discusses the opening of the Blackmore Museum, Salisbury;

mentions Edward Lumb of Buenos Aires, with whom CD stayed in Argentina.

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[Outline sketches of pollen from short-styled yellow primrose and from long-styled yellow and red primroses.]

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Wants to borrow money to buy stock in the bridge over the Itchen.

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Ovules of males of two forms [of Rhamnus catharticus?] are abortive and both females have incomplete stamens.

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William asks what to do about a complication in settling Aunt Catherine’s estate.

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Sends flowers of buckthorn [Rhamnus catharticus] collected on Isle of Wight.

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Sends some specimens of three kinds of buckthorn.

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Thinks Rhamnus is a case of a dimorphic plant that has become dioecious.

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"It [Rhamnus catharticus?] is certainly a case of dimorphic become dioecious."