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From J. D. Hooker   18 June 1877

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JDH recounts circumstances of his receiving Star of India (K.C.S.I.).

Author:  Joseph Dalton Hooker
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  18 June 1877
Classmark:  DAR 104: 90–1
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11006

From C. H. Blackley   18 June 1877

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Asks if phosphoric acid could have killed Drosera he received in a matchbox.

Author:  Charles Harrison Blackley
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  18 June 1877
Classmark:  DAR 86: B12–13
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11007
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Darwin in letters, 1877: Flowers and honours

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Ever since the publication of Expression, Darwin’s research had centred firmly on botany. The year 1877 was no exception. The spring and early summer were spent completing Forms of flowers, his fifth book on a botanical topic. He then turned to the…

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