To T. H. Farrer 10 April 1874
Summary
Delighted to hear about Coronilla. Urges publication ["Fertilisation of papilionaceous flowers– Coronilla", Nature 10 (1874): 169–70].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Date: | 10 Apr 1874 |
| Classmark: | Linnean Society of London (LS Ms 299/22) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9400 |
Matches: 2 hits
- … publication ["Fertilisation of papilionaceous flowers– Coronilla ", Nature 10 (1874): 169– …
- … Henry. 1874. Fertilisation of papilionaceous flowers—Coronilla. Nature , 2 July 1874, pp. …
To T. H. Farrer 4 July [1874]
Summary
Has read THF’s article on Coronilla [see 9400] – "a very curious case"; is troubled by C. emerus.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Date: | 4 July [1874] |
| Classmark: | Linnean Society of London (LS Ms 299/23) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9531 |
Matches: 3 hits
- … Henry. 1874. Fertilisation of papilionaceous flowers—Coronilla. Nature , 2 July 1874, pp. …
- … s article, ‘Fertilisation of papilionaceous flowers—Coronilla’ ( Farrer 1874 ), appeared …
- … the large central petal of a papilionaceous flower) in Coronilla emerus (now Hippocrepis …
To T. H. Farrer 13 October [1872]
Summary
THF’s article in Nature ["The fertilisation of a few papilionaceous flowers", 6 (1872): 478–80, 498–501] is extremely good.
Suspects he now has answer to why common peas and sweetpeas hardly ever intercross, a point which half drove CD mad for years.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Date: | 13 Oct [1872] |
| Classmark: | Linnean Society of London (LS Ms 299/18) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8557 |
Matches: 3 hits
- … Nature ["The fertilisation of a few papilionaceous flowers", 6 (1872): 478–80, 498–501] is …
- … On the fertilisation of a few common papilionaceous flowers. Nature , 10 October 1872, pp. …
- … the fertilisation of a few common papilionaceous flowers’, which appeared in Nature , 10 …
To T. H. Farrer 10 August [1869]
Summary
THF’s view, if confirmed, pleases CD in that what appears a mere morphological character is found to be of use. Carl Nägeli has been attacking him on this head.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Date: | 10 Aug [1869] |
| Classmark: | Linnean Society of London (LS Ms 299/8) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6859 |
Matches: 2 hits
- … On the fertilisation of a few common papilionaceous flowers. Nature , 10 October 1872, pp. …
- … his observations on fertilisation in papilionaceous flowers in the autumn of 1869 and sent …
To T. H. Farrer 10 August [1873]
Summary
Asks THF to examine old flowers of Coronilla for holes bored by bees.
Is investigating whether drops of water injure leaves.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Date: | 10 Aug [1873] |
| Classmark: | Linnean Society of London (LS Ms 299/20) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9003 |
Matches: 2 hits
- … is called diadelphous. In other papilionaceous flowers the stamens are all fused and the …
- … CD refers to is typical of those papilionaceous flowers whose stamens fuse together during …
To T. H. Farrer 14 August 1873
Summary
Thinks THF has solved the mystery of Coronilla.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Date: | 14 Aug 1873 |
| Classmark: | Linnean Society of London (LS Ms 299/21) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9010 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … Henry. 1874. Fertilisation of papilionaceous flowers—Coronilla. Nature , 2 July 1874, pp. …
To T. H. Farrer 15 September [1868]
Summary
Comments on THF’s MS [on fertilisation of scarlet runners]. Suggests publication, though CD anticipated main features ten years before. Is amused at the caution with which THF put his case that the final end [of the contrivances] was crossing distinct individuals.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Date: | 15 Sept [1868] |
| Classmark: | Linnean Society of London (LS Ms 299/4) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6365 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … and n. 1). CD observed bees and papilionaceous flowers in 1857 and 1858, including the …
To T. H. Farrer 10 October [1869]
Summary
Sympathises with THF at being forestalled by Delpino, but urges him to publish confirmation.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Date: | 10 Oct [1869] |
| Classmark: | Linnean Society of London (LS Ms 299/17) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6930 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … On the fertilisation of a few common papilionaceous flowers. Nature , 10 October 1872, pp. …
To T. H. Farrer 28 April 1873
Summary
Recommends Hermann Müller’s Die Befruchtung der Blumen [1873].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Date: | 28 Apr 1873 |
| Classmark: | Linnean Society of London (LS Ms 299/19) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8885 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … flowers by insect agency ( H. Müller 1873 ) is in the Darwin Library–CUL (see Marginalia 1: 610–12). Farrer had published articles on the fertilisation of papilionaceous …
Darwin in letters,1870: Human evolution
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The year 1870 is aptly summarised by the brief entry Darwin made in his journal: ‘The whole of the year at work on the Descent of Man & Selection in relation to Sex’. Descent was the culmination of over three decades of observations and reflections on…
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- … The year 1870 is aptly summarised by the brief entry Darwin made in his journal: ‘The whole of the …
Scientific Networks
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Friendship|Mentors|Class|Gender In its broadest sense, a scientific network is a set of connections between people, places, and things that channel the communication of knowledge, and that substantially determine both its intellectual form and content,…
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- … Friendship | Mentors | Class | Gender In its broadest sense, a scientific …
Darwin in letters, 1856-1857: the 'Big Book'
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In May 1856, Darwin began writing up his 'species sketch’ in earnest. During this period, his working life was completely dominated by the preparation of his 'Big Book', which was to be called Natural selection. Using letters are the main…
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- … On 14 May 1856, Charles Darwin recorded in his journal that he ‘Began by Lyell’s advice writing …
Darwin in letters, 1858-1859: Origin
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The years 1858 and 1859 were, without doubt, the most momentous of Darwin’s life. From a quiet rural existence filled with steady work on his ‘big book’ on species, he was jolted into action by the arrival of an unexpected letter from Alfred Russel Wallace…
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- … The years 1858 and 1859 were, without doubt, the most momentous of Darwin’s life. From a quiet …
