skip to content

Darwin Correspondence Project

Search Results

Darwin Correspondence Project
Search:
"Darwin C R" in search-correspondent disabled_by_default
Darwin, C. R. in author disabled_by_default
Darwin, C. R. in correspondent disabled_by_default
Tait, W. C. in correspondent disabled_by_default
9 Items
Sorted by:  
Page: 1

To W. C. Tait   2 February [1869]

Summary

Discusses case of tailless dogs.

Does not intend to follow up work on variation under domestication.

Asks for specimen of Drosophyllum from Portugal.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  William Chester Tait
Date:  2 Feb [1869]
Classmark:  Alan R. Tait (private collection)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-6593

To W. C. Tait   24 February 1869

Summary

Discusses method for shipping Drosophyllum specimens.

Asks about inheritance in tailless dogs;

the growth of horns in merino sheep.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  William Chester Tait
Date:  24 Feb 1869
Classmark:  Alan R. Tait (private collection)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-6631

To W. C. Tait   12 and 16 March 1869

Summary

Thanks for specimen of Drosophyllum.

Describes capacity of various plants to catch flies.

Cannot name fern specimen.

Laugher pigeon descended from Columba livia.

Discusses tailless dogs.

Believes astronomical phenomenon responsible for oscillation of level of earth’s crust.

Would WCT like copy of Orchids?

Expected plants [Drosophyllum] have arrived.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  William Chester Tait
Date:  12 and 16 Mar 1869
Classmark:  DAR 147: 541; Sotheby’s (dealers) (19 July 1990)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-6661

DCP-LETT-6664

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  William Chester Tait
Date:  
Classmark:  DAR 147
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-6664

To W. C. Tait   7 April [1869]

Summary

Drosophyllum plants recovering [from trip]. Describes experiments on them.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  William Chester Tait
Date:  7 Apr [1869]
Classmark:  Natural History Museum, Library and Archives (General Special Collections DC AL 1/10)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-6693

To W. C. Tait   18 April [1869]

Summary

Not well owing to fall from horse.

[Drosophyllum] plants going on very well.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  William Chester Tait
Date:  18 Apr [1869]
Classmark:  Alan R. Tait (private collection)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-6705

To W. C. Tait   1 June [1869]

Summary

WCT should send specimens to Orpington Station.

Invites him to visit, but afraid conversation "would quite knock me up".

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  William Chester Tait
Date:  1 June [1869]
Classmark:  Alan R. Tait (private collection)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-6768

To W. C. Tait   17 July [1869]

Summary

Discusses need for cross-fertilisation in Geranium.

Hooker begins to doubt whether Drosophyllum so closely allied to Drosera.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  William Chester Tait
Date:  17 July [1869]
Classmark:  DAR 147: 545; Sotheby’s (dealers) (19 July 1990)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-6833

To W. C. Tait   27 August [1869]

thumbnail

Summary

Will not trouble WCT for more specimens of Drosophyllum. Hooker says genus is closely allied to Drosera, though having such different habits.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  William Chester Tait
Date:  27 Aug [1869]
Classmark:  DAR 147: 546
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-6872
Document type
letter (9)
Author
Darwin, C. R.disabled_by_default
Addressee
Correspondent
Date
1869 (8)
1882 (1)