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Visiting arrangements.

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Results of CD’s examination of data subvert JB’s former inferences. Will send abstracts from the data for his paper on colour of hair of single and married women 35 to 45 years old ["On the supposed increasing prevalence of dark hair in England", Anthropol. Rev. 1 (1863): 310–12].

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Apologises for and explains the delay in supplying Haeckel with sponge specimens.

Mentions some of the interesting crustacean specimens he has received from the Porcupine cruise off the West of Ireland.

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Huxley has shown him the jaws of an Anoplotherium brought from the Gallegos by R. O. Cunningham.

Saw Hallett’s wheat crops at Brighton; results of his selection very striking.

Huxley is assembling his Darwiniana papers for republication.

Has written a crushing reply to Richard Congreve ["The scientific aspects of positivism", Fortn. Rev. n.s. 5 (1869): 653–70] and JDH feels "infantine" beside him.

Comments on Sabine’s being offered and accepting K.C.B.

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On the antennae of Labidocera.

Size of sexes in Entomostraca.

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Polygamous breeding habits of the Indian wild boar. [See Descent 1: 267.]

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Immature male spiders usually resemble in colour the females of their species of the same age. In some species colours of sexes differ when mature.

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Did not intend to imply that Hallett said variation stopped, but that it arrives at a point where further accumulation in direction sought is so slow as to result practically in fixity of type – but not absolute fixity.

Duke of Argyll has requested JDH to superintend publication of a flora of India. JDH thinks he [Argyll] is paying him off for his kick at natural theology.

Willy [Hooker] returning from New Zealand.

A unique character in Drosophyllum.

Sees no reason for CD to contribute to Ross and Faraday memorials.

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Reports on a family of cats observed locally in which some members are six-toed.

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Encloses results of several more years of observation on conjugal selection and hair coloration.

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Declares himself CD’s defender; but he is a "teleologist".

Sends CD three more papers.

His research confirms his faith and belief in variability of species.

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Announces his return to England.

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Will obtain some Drosophyllum seed for CD.

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On the colours of sexes of Australian bees [see Descent 1: 366].

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Speculates on the function of the separate stamen of papilionaceous flowers.

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Will work on papilionaceous flowers since CD encourages it. Discusses function of hairs in certain plants.