159/236 He tells me that Dr.Dawson (355/2. 144) by Sir J.D.Hooker, dated November 7th, 1862, on this subject occurs in the Evolutionary section.) is down on me, and I have a very nice lecture on Arctic and Alpine plants from Dr.D., with a critique on the Arctic essay--which he did not see till afterwards. He has found some mares' nests in my essay, and one very venial blunder in the tables--he seems to HATE Darwinism--he accuses me of overlooking the geological facts, and dwells much on my overlooking subsidence of temperate America during Glacial period--and my asserting a subsidence of Arctic America, which never entered into my head. I wish, however, if it would not make your head ache too much, you would just look over my first three pages, and tell me if I have outraged any geological fact or made any oversights. |