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Reports seeing flowers of wild cherry bitten off in same manner as primroses [see 9418 and 9444]. In this case it was done by a squirrel, though birds also bite the flowers of the cherry-tree.

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Sends his autograph.

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Thanks for PPCH’s ["Entwicklungsgeschichte der Entomostraken, pt 1: Embryologie von Balanus", Niederl. Arch. Zool. 3 (1876–7): 47–82].

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Expresses his pride in FD, whose article ["On the structure of the snail’s heart", J. Anat. Physiol. 10 (1876): 506–10] was highly praised by G. H. Lewes.

Lewes has also been quoting FD’s letter in Nature [13 (1876): 384–5] on pycrotoxine in relation to the vivisection controversy.

Was introduced to James Sully, author of the article in Mind on Wilhelm Wundt ["Physiological psychology in Germany", 1 (1876): 20–43]

and Sensation and intuition (1874) [see 10320], by "Mrs Lewes" (George Eliot).

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Thanks CC for dedication [of his Grundlage des Crustaceen-Systems (1876)]. Congratulates CC on completion of work.

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Comments on the reaction of geologists to GHD’s work on elevation of continents.

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Thanks AWvH for his work on Justus Liebig [The life-work of Liebig (1876)].

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His samples of earth have been sent for analysis. EF has saved CD and his son from wasted experimenting.

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Asking to borrow three wood blocks.

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CD sends the gist of an extremely negative report from the [Royal Society’s] physiological referee on the value of RLT’s modifications of Brücke’s process for isolating pepsin [see 10470].

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Promises to send sheets of his new book [Cross and self-fertilisation].

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Thanks AD for sending a memoir on foliation of rocks ["Expériences sur la schistosité des roches", C. R. Hebd. Acad. Sci. 82 (1876): 710–16, 798–804]. Regrets to say that it never reached him.

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AD’s memoir [see 10504] has arrived at last.

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Book [Webb and Berthelot] has reached CD.

Sorry EH dissents from Pangenesis.

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Discusses corrections and illustrations [for Volcanic islands and parts of South America, 2d ed. (1876)].

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Asks her to send seeds from a flower in the garden at Hopedene, and the name of a dwarf crimson Oxalis.

Expresses appreciation of the house, which the Darwins have borrowed.

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Thanks for letter of 21st.

When the curious Salvia arrives, CD will have it carefully planted. Interested in seeing its flowers.

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Caroline [Wedgwood] has been ill for the last 20 months.

James Paget to be consulted about William Darwin’s brain concussion.

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Thanks for a letter describing variation in chickens.

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Encloses essay by Haeckel criticising Pangenesis [Die Perigenesis der Plastidule (1876)]. Discusses Haeckel’s theory of inheritance.

Asks about the Physiological Society.