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To J. D. Hooker 13 June [1864]
Summary
W. H. Harvey’s dandelion case worth publishing.
Suspects the uniform Primula elatior JDH referred to is a distinct species.
Scott’s paper on Passiflora shows variability of reproductive systems.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 13 June [1864] |
| Classmark: | DAR 115: 239 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4531 |
To J. D. Hooker 7 May [1860]
Summary
To understand Leschenaultia pollination CD requires field observations in the native country.
Has observed two forms of cowslips, which he calls male and female. The same two forms are found in primroses.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 7 May [1860] |
| Classmark: | DAR 115: 52 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2785 |
To J. D. Hooker 20 May [1860]
Summary
Gives references to experiments on cowslip for W. H. Harvey.
Suggests possible sources of error in results. Feels evidence is overwhelming that cowslip and primrose are varieties.
Has received laudatory verses on the Origin from some botanist; suspects Francis Boott.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 20 May [1860] |
| Classmark: | Archives of the New York Botanical Garden (Charles Finney Cox Collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2811 |
