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Informs CD of possible dimorphism of Epilobium angustifolium.

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Discusses the female parts of the Primula flower; the true character of the free placenta is not completely understood.

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The number of "aquatic" flowers is reduced if one considers only those that expand under water.

Lecturing at Norwich.

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Answers CD’s query on Primula longiflora and P. scotica.

Would like abstract of CD’s paper ["Two forms of Linum", Collected papers 2: 93–105] for Natural History Review.

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The ovule of Primula is amphitropous or what J. Georg Agardh calls apotropo-amphitropous [see Theoria systematis plantarum (1858), tab. 24, fig. 5–6].

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Hildebrand’s paper is unsuitable for the Natural History Review.

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Sends some specimens for CD.

Is busy with W. African Amomum, whose floral structure he discusses.

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Discusses the contraction of hygroscopic bundles in seed-pods,

and a paper by Hugo von Mohl ["Über dimorphe Blüthen", Bot. Ztg. (1863): 309–15, 321–8] in which he discusses Oxalis and determines that Fumaria is a necessarily self-fertilising plant.

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Gives a reference to a paper.

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Botanists are obliged to regard tendrils as either leaf- or stem-formations. Vitis, Passiflora, and Clematis are discussed. [See 4398.]

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Thinks the paper by H. Crüger should appear in the Journal of the Linnean Society.

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Encloses memorandum on tendrils. Nature of tendrils in Modecca.

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Observations on climbing species of Tacoma. [Tecoma!?]

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Discusses homologies of plant organs.

The passion-flower tendril should be considered a modified branch rather than a modified flower. Considers the distinction between the peduncle and the leaf midrib.

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References to and résumés of articles on climbing plants.

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Will be glad to do diagram for CD;

asks whether he has read a Hugo von Mohl paper [see 4349].

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Thanks for photograph.

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Reports his limited observations on climbing of Nepenthes.

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Sends addresses of Planchon, Hofmeister, and Schleiden.

Hermann Crüger left no widow.

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Returns a paper which he has looked over.

Cannot name the scrap of Strychnos with any certainty.