From J. D. Hooker 24 February [1881]1
Kew
Feby 24/80.
Dear Darwin
Dr Carpenter’s son, who has just returned from New Zealand, has left with me a roll of photographs, which I learn from a letter from Dr Hector, he wishes me to send to you, & I have done so by this post—2 He has sent me a duplicate set, but I see no interest in them whatever. & much ugliness! We are off for Italy with the Grays for 2 months, in a day or two, but are delayed by Gray taking the mumps!3 which delays our taking him to Torquay (to my sisters)—4
I have been frightfully busy all the winter, but very well— I shall however be most glad to get out of this incessant moil & toil. When I return I shall have to set to work upon the Geographical address for the British Association.5 I am thinking of a short exposition of some the striking facts of Geog. distrib. plants in connection with the voyages or journeys that have yielded these as their results, more or less directly. What do you think of this suggestion?— I should be so glad of your opinion & any hints—
Ever affly yrs | J D Hooker
Footnotes
Bibliography
Allan, Mea. 1967. The Hookers of Kew, 1785–1911. London: Michael Joseph.
Hooker, Joseph Dalton. 1881. On geographical distribution. Presidential address, section E, geography. [Read 1 September 1881.] Report of the 51st Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, held at York, Transactions of the sections, pp. 727–38.
Huxley, Leonard, ed. 1918. Life and letters of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, OM, GCSI. Based on materials collected and arranged by Lady Hooker. 2 vols. London: John Murray.
Summary
The debt of plant geography to voyages may be JDH’s topic at BAAS meeting [at Swansea].
Photographs from New Zealand forwarded.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12498
- From
- Joseph Dalton Hooker
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Kew
- Source of text
- DAR 104: 138–9
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12498,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12498.xml