From C. J. F. Bunbury 10 April 1855
Summary
Responds to CD’s questions about mountain vegetation of the Cape of Good Hope. The distribution of some plants provides problems for both migration and special creation hypotheses.
| Author: | Charles James Fox Bunbury, 8th baronet |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 Apr 1855 |
| Classmark: | DAR 205.4: 95 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1664 |
From Charles James Fox Bunbury 7 February 1856
Summary
Has heard CD is much interested in questions relating to varieties and species. Mentions a case of a seminal variety of Colletia spinosa, described by John Lindley, which appears identical with another wild species of Colletia from S. America. Hopes CD will one day "enlighten us very much" on "the laws of species". There are many different views on the limits of species; M. F. Dunal made 50 species of Solanum which George Bentham considers are all varieties of S. nigrum.
| Author: | Charles James Fox Bunbury, 8th baronet |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 7 Feb 1856 |
| Classmark: | DAR 160: 374, DAR 205.4: 97 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1830 |
From C. J. F. Bunbury 16 April 1856
Summary
Is interested by what CD tells him about his researches and speculations on species, variation, and distribution. Hopes he will not give up the idea of publishing his views. Advises CD on need for caution and candour. Raises some difficulties with "specific centre" theory of distribution.
| Author: | Charles James Fox Bunbury, 8th baronet |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 16 Apr 1856 |
| Classmark: | DAR 205.2: 218 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1854 |
From Charles James Fox Bunbury 30 January 1860
Summary
On the Origin. Before expressing his disagreements, CJFB praises CD’s labour, patience, fairness, and other qualities which make the work "one of the most important that has ever appeared in Natural History". [See 2690.]
| Author: | Charles James Fox Bunbury, 8th baronet |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 30 Jan 1860 |
| Classmark: | DAR 98 (ser. 2): 26 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2669 |
To the Council of the Geological Society of London [before 6 December 1841]
Summary
Committee suggests Council resolve to have William Lonsdale pack away non-fossil specimens from S. America and volcanic islands of the Atlantic [signed G. B. Greenough, A. Aiken, C. Darwin, C. J. F. Bunbury].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin; Charles James Fox Bunbury, 8th baronet; Arthur Aikin; George Bellas Greenough |
| Addressee: | Geological Society of London |
| Date: | [before 6 Dec 1841] |
| Classmark: | Geological Society of London (CM1/5) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-612 |
| letter | (5) |
| Bunbury, C. J. F. | (5) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (5) |
| Aikin, Arthur | (1) |
| Geological Society of London | (1) |
| Greenough, G. B. | (1) |
