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Asks his correspondent to thank Prof. Reichenbach for his kindness. A plant was discovered in flower at Kew, and he was able to examine the doubtful point.

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Tells JVC that to the title on the first page [of Cross and self-fertilisation] is to be added "in the vegetable kingdom".

Guesses that Orchids [2d ed.] will be 20 or 30 pages longer than the old edition.

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Can CD send sheets of Cross and self-fertilisation as previously promised? OZ writing article on subject ["Darwin über Kreuzung und Selbstbefruchtung im Pflanzenreiche", Das Ausland (1877)].

German Darwinists preparing a Darwin album with photographs of themselves as gift.

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Thanks FD for corrections [to Orchids (1877)].

Thinks Johann von Fischer’s paper on monkeys’ rumps [Der Zoologische Garten 17 (1876): 116–27, 174–9] worth translating, and he intends to write a letter on it to Nature [Collected papers 2: 207–11].

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Sorry the corrections were so tedious, and offers to do revises.

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Drosera plants grown with insects excluded have developed normally.

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He has never observed the straight line flight routes in male humble-bees that CD reports.

His last letter was in error: alpine Bombus terrestris does break into some flowers.

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The sheets of Cross and self-fertilisation will be sent to OZ as they become ready.

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CD is much interested in a change in Drosera reported by GC, but "rather doubts" exclusion of insects can have caused it; would like to see the plant and suggests sending it to Down.

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Approves the type for Orchids [2d ed.]. The printer should advise Murray that it will be 300 pages.

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Sends an article for FD.

Is glad he is able to work on his teasel paper [Proc. R. Soc. Lond. 26 (1878): 4–8]; suggests some observations FD could make.

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Thanks for papers and letter; has been working in the mornings on teasel.

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Sending specimens of Drosera grown without insects.

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Discusses views of [Alexander James] Maule on potatoes.

Discusses graft-hybrids.

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Asks for reference to an article on a mandrill.

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Would like sheets of Cross and self-fertilisation if it is not already out.

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His brother, George, reports from Calcutta a case of a man whose hands are divided like a cow’s foot.

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Has seen notice on Empetrum but cannot understand how leaves in bud could act as fly-catchers.

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JDH back from his honeymoon.

Finds he has gout, as his father and grandfather had.

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Comments on essays by MW [Das Ausland, May 1875]. Criticises his theory of isolation as source of species change: "But my strongest objection to your theory is that it does not explain the manifold adaptations in structure in every organic being". Believes MW has misunderstood his views: "I believe that all the individuals of a species can be slowly modified within the same district … I do not believe that one species will give birth to two or more new species, as long as they are mingled together within the same district."