From T. H. Farrer 18 September 1869
Summary
Asks CD’s opinion of a paper he has written on papilionaceous flowers.
| Author: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 18 Sept 1869 |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 55 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6898 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Asks CD’s opinion of a paper he has written on papilionaceous flowers. …
- … On the fertilisation of a few common papilionaceous flowers. Nature , 10 October 1872, pp. …
- … from below the surface. In the papilionaceous flowers—Ulex, Lupin, &c I see them at work …
- … together a few notes upon a few Papilionaceous flowers and am venturing to send them to …
- … and I shall victimize him with Papilionaceous flowers— What a work of labour is his Genera …
From T. H. Farrer 8 August 1869
Summary
Speculates on the function of the separate stamen of papilionaceous flowers.
| Author: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 8 Aug 1869 |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 53 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6857 |
Matches: 2 hits
- … Speculates on the function of the separate stamen of papilionaceous flowers. …
- … mentioning the separate stamen of papilionaceous flowers as a point worth looking into. I …
From T. H. Farrer 12 August 1869
Summary
Will work on papilionaceous flowers since CD encourages it. Discusses function of hairs in certain plants.
| Author: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Aug 1869 |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 54 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6861 |
Matches: 2 hits
- … Will work on papilionaceous flowers since CD encourages it. Discusses function of hairs in …
- … encouragement try to work out the papilionaceous flowers when I return from a three weeks …
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 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. …
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