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Amount of clay present in certain chalk samples.

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Asks to have one pair of rabbits sent to him; is abandoning experiments with the rats.

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Notes the occurrence in U. S. of "vermiform piles" produced by earthworms.

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Accedes to CD’s request to let Appleton have a set of stereotypes of the 6th English edition of Origin at a little above cost.

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Exchange of photographs among CD, AM, and Philip G. King.

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CD’s views, on which he has lectured, will succeed with time.

Joachim Barrande’s refutation cannot be impartial because he is a devout Catholic.

Many young French naturalists support CD but are silent for fear of their jobs. Houget has been reprimanded for his Darwinism.

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Sends a communication [missing] from Gov. J. H. Lefroy of Bermuda.

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Praise for Descent.

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An engineer in India, who has read Descent, sends observations on native racial characters.

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Sending sheets of his forthcoming work on Africa [Martyrdom of man (1872)] with views that differ from CD’s on music and sexual selection.

The Pall Mall Gazette will review the new [6th] edition of the Origin, together with Mivart’s Genesis of species [1871].

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Describes some crosses he has carried out with Primula;

mentions the infertility of cherimoyer [Annona cherimola] in England.

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AD is sorry CD thinks publication of Descent a mistake. The excitement shows it was necessary for someone to speak plainly.

His great difficulties (Italian indolence, dishonesty, hatred) in establishing zoological station. Can at last start construction.

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Defends Descent against CD’s self-disparagement. The parts on the moral sense seem to him the finest in the book.

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Accepts CD’s proposal for new revised edition of Origin; will pay $50 [dollars or pounds!?] for casts of the plates and pay CD on sales.

Appleton edition of CD’s Journal of researches [1871] still selling well.

Also wants plates sent with CD’s new work on Expression. CD should arrange this with Murray’s.

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Compares Origin to Newton’s Principia and Adam Smith’s Wealth of nations.

His view of CD’s response to Mivart.

On mammae;

gradualism of evolution;

suicide among savages.

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Thanks for new [6th] edition of Origin, which he read with great interest. Would welcome an edition with references to works cited.

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Saw editor of the Pall Mall Gazette about review of Origin and Genesis of species.

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Enclosed account has had charged against it difference in costs between type composition in the U. S. and securing stereotype plates from Murray. CD should insist on securing plates from the London publisher of all future books, otherwise Appleton unable to pay 10% of gross price.

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Reports the case of a cockerel raised in isolation from other cocks which repeatedly attempted, but failed, to crow properly.

Also discusses behaviour in horses; one male will "look after" 20–25 females.

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Has been looking for something about crop rotation in Origin and Variation.