From James Caird to T. H. Farrer 2 March 1878
Summary
Concerns [James] Torbitt’s potato plants and the question of their trial by the Experimental Committee of the Royal Agricultural Society and a request to the Government for the needed expense. THF and CD to set a date for consultation with the botanist [William] Carruthers.
Author: | James Caird |
Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
Date: | 2 Mar 1878 |
Classmark: | DAR 144: 2 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11394F |
To T. H. Farrer [28 February 1878]
Summary
THF would do a good deal if he gets Agricultural Society to rear cross-fertilised seeds. Society excellent channel for distribution of fungus-proof variety [of potato]. If James Torbitt will carry on work another year, CD will offer him £100.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
Date: | [28 Feb 1878] |
Classmark: | DAR 144: 87 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11388 |
To T. H. Farrer 2 March 1878
Summary
Describes James Torbitt’s plan for producing disease-resistant potato varieties. [Letter is an earlier version of 11406.]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
Date: | 2 Mar 1878 |
Classmark: | DAR 144: 88 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11389 |
To T. H. Farrer [4 March 1878]
Summary
Agricultural Society will not do potato experiments. Torbitt telegraphs that seeds to be sown tomorrow. Memorial with a few signatures might get grant from Government. Hooker believes plan the right one.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
Date: | [4 Mar 1878] |
Classmark: | DAR 144: 89 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11397 |
To T. H. Farrer [after 2 March 1878]
Summary
Forwards letter from James Caird concerning funds for potato experiments. CD will correct his letter to THF [11389] and then forward it to Hooker for his opinion.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
Date: | [after 2 Mar 1878] |
Classmark: | DAR 144: 1b |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11401 |
To T. H. Farrer 7 March 1878
Summary
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
Date: | 7 Mar 1878 |
Classmark: | Linnean Society of London: Farrer, T. H. |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11406 |
To T. H. Farrer 7 March 1878
Summary
If THF and James Caird [Enclosure Commissioner] approve of enclosed letter, CD will send it to Hooker.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
Date: | 7 Mar 1878 |
Classmark: | DAR 144: 92; Linnean Society of London (MS 489) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11407 |
To T. H. Farrer 11 March 1878
Summary
Has returned letter to Caird and dispatched corrected letter to Hooker [11406] [concerning potato experiments].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
Date: | 11 Mar 1878 |
Classmark: | DAR 144: 93 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11412 |
To T. H. Farrer 13 March 1878
Summary
Hooker approves of Torbitt’s plan [concerning potato experiments]. Torbitt, wine and spirit merchant in Belfast, highly respectable.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
Date: | 13 Mar 1878 |
Classmark: | DAR 144: 94 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11421 |
To T. H. Farrer 26 March [1878]
Summary
James Caird does not think Torbitt’s success justifies application to Government. Torbitt has four acres planted with seedlings. Has sent back CD’s £100. Shall CD insist that he keep it?
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
Date: | 26 Mar [1878] |
Classmark: | DAR 144: 95 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11447 |
To T. H. Farrer 31 March 1878
Summary
Thanks THF and James Caird for their assistance. Will send back the £100 to Torbitt.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
Date: | 31 Mar 1878 |
Classmark: | DAR 144: 96b |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11457 |
To T. H. Farrer 7 May [1878]
Summary
Has received Ledum with its captured flies.
"At present I care for nothing in this wide world except the biology of seedling plants."
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
Date: | 7 May [1878] |
Classmark: | Linnean Society of London (LS Ms 299/29) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11495 |
To T. H. Farrer 8 May [1878]
Summary
Doubts Ledum warrants investigation. Glands probably serve only to protect the flowers against crawling insects, which would not cross-fertilise them.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
Date: | 8 May [1878] |
Classmark: | Linnean Society of London (LS Ms 299/30) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11496 |
letter | (13) |
Darwin, C. R. | (12) |
Caird, James | (1) |
Farrer, T. H. | (13) |
Darwin, C. R. | (12) |
Caird, James | (1) |