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To B. D. Walsh   27 March [1865]

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Comments on BDW’s papers ["On certain entomological speculations of the New England school of naturalists", Proc. Entomol. Soc. Philadelphia 3 (1864): 207–49; "On insects inhabiting the galls of certain species of willow", ibid. 3 (1864): 543–644]; much is new to CD.

Asks about wide-ranging insect genera,

Rocky Mt. wingless insects,

willow hybrids,

galls,

and other subjects.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Benjamin Dann Walsh
Date:  27 Mar [1865]
Classmark:  Field Musuem of Natural History, Chicago (Walsh 3)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-4797

To B. D. Walsh   9 July [1865]

Summary

Thanks BDW for his interesting letter [4839] and for the case of Panagaeus, a genus almost sacred to him since Cambridge days.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Benjamin Dann Walsh
Date:  9 July [1865]
Classmark:  Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago (Walsh 4)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-4867

To B. D. Walsh   19 December [1865]

Summary

Discusses a variety of subjects: Cynips, galls, potato bugs,

male Daphnia laying eggs.

His Primula experiment results differ from John Scott’s.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Benjamin Dann Walsh
Date:  19 Dec [1865]
Classmark:  Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago (Walsh 6)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-4952
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