To J. S. Burdon Sanderson 18 April 1875
Summary
Encloses a copy of Lord Derby's note of 17 April 1875 (DCP-LETT-9938).
Sir John Lubbock has agreed to meet CD, but no arrangement has been made.
Maybe they should drop the petition, since Lord Derby has agreed to help.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Scott Burdon Sanderson, 1st baronet |
| Date: | 18 Apr 1875 |
| Classmark: | University of the Witwatersrand, Historical Papers Research Archive (A237f, letters to Sir John Burdon Sanderson) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9939F |
To John Murray 28 November 1877
Summary
On publishing details for various CD books.
Has no corrections for new issue of Descent [2d ed.].
Questions amount of cheque for profits.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 28 Nov 1877 |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 293–6) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11258 |
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- … Cross and self fertilisation to William Clowes & Sons , Murray’s printers, on 11 December 1877 ( letter to R. …
- … Cross and self fertilisation was published in 1878. According to his ‘Journal’ (Appendix II), CD spent the second half of 1877 working on ‘Bloom — Spontaneous Movement of Plants & Heliotropism & a little on Worms’; his work on movement in plants was published in Movement in plants (1880) and his work on worms in Earthworms (1881). See letter to R. …
To J. D. Hooker 28 [February 1878]
Summary
CD solicits JDH’s aid in obtaining Government funds for James Torbitt’s efforts to breed disease resistance in potatoes.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 28 [Feb 1878] |
| Classmark: | DAR 95: 449–50 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11380 |
To J. D. Hooker 15 [April 1867]
Summary
Agrees with JDH about Anderson-Henry. He has however described in detail a curious case of the ovaria of Rhododendron directly affected by foreign pollen, like the Chamaerops and date-palm case.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 15 [Apr 1867] |
| Classmark: | DAR 94: 21–2 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5502 |
To W. B. Tegetmeier 30 August [1856]
Summary
Will forward the Scandaroons.
Is crossing all his pigeons to see which are fertile.
Hopes WBT’s work on fowls’ skulls is not forestalled by T. C. Eyton who also has a grand collection of skeletons.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Bernhard Tegetmeier |
| Date: | 30 Aug [1856] |
| Classmark: | Archives of the New York Botanical Garden (Charles Finney Cox Collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1947 |
To James Caird 24 March 1880
Summary
Encloses a statement regarding the progress of Torbitt’s potato experiments, and discusses the handling of the fund CD holds for Torbitt.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | James Caird |
| Date: | 24 Mar 1880 |
| Classmark: | DAR 52: E7a, E9–14, E16v |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12546 |
To J. S. Burdon Sanderson 15 and 19 April [1875]
Summary
Has written to Lord Derby about the vivisection issue and urged him to speak to the proper members of the Cabinet to prevent "hasty legislation versus science". CD offered to send the sketch of the bill that has been drafted or a small deputation to wait on any member of the Cabinet. Lubbock does not think the petition should be presented as he feels sure that nothing will be done this session.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Scott Burdon Sanderson, 1st baronet |
| Date: | 15 and 19 Apr 1875 |
| Classmark: | University of the Witwatersrand, Historical Papers Research Archive (A237f, letters to Sir John Burdon Sanderson) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9934 |
To J. S. Henslow 17 November [1854]
Summary
Asks JSH to inquire about drift-wood at Kerguelen Land.
Hooker’s observation on similarity of Kerguelen plant species to those of Tierra del Fuego strikes CD as a great anomaly, so he is searching for an answer, "however improbable".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Stevens Henslow |
| Date: | 17 Nov [1854] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.109) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1602 |
To A. R. Wallace [29? September 1863]
Summary
Baffling problems with Melastoma. Appreciates ARW’s help with it and the "gorze case".
Has read report of ARW’s paper [to Newcastle BAAS meeting, "On the geographical distribution of animal life"] in the Reader [2 (1863): 352–3].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Date: | [29? Sept 1863] |
| Classmark: | The British Library (Add. MS. 46434: 36–7b) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4310 |
To W. B. Tegetmeier 6 February [1857]
Summary
Would welcome eggs of any rumpless fowl so that he can investigate how early in development rudimentary organs are rudimentary.
Has not noticed much difference between skeletons of ducks.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Bernhard Tegetmeier |
| Date: | 6 Feb [1857] |
| Classmark: | Archives of the New York Botanical Garden (Charles Finney Cox Collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2048 |
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 |
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- … r . Torbitt’s plan of overcoming the potato disease seems to me by far the best which has ever been suggested. It consists as you know from his printed letter, of rearing a vast number of seedlings from cross …
- … cross fertilized seeds in M r Torbitts possession produced by parents which have already shewn some power of resisting the disease are not utilized by the Government or some Public body and the process of selection continued during several more generations— Should the Agricult: Soc: undertake the work M r Torbitts knowledge gained by experience would be especially valuable; & an outline of his plan is given in his printed letter. …
To W. E. Darwin 21 [July 1857]
Summary
Writes of WED’s recent excursion to Manchester and his future educational plans.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | 21 [July 1857] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 16 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2097 |
To Francis Darwin 6 January 1872
Summary
Asks FD questions about his sketch [missing] of ridges and furrows. [FD’s answers are interlined.]
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | 6 Jan 1872 |
| Classmark: | Natural History Museum, Library and Archives (General Manuscripts MSS DAR 29) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8147 |
To [Robertson Munro?] 3 February [1865 or 1866?]
Summary
Is glad MTM is going to experiment on Passiflora.
Is grieved to hear that John Scott has been inaccurate but cannot think he recorded, in his paper, experiments that he never made [see 4485].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Robertson Munro |
| Date: | 3 Feb [1865-6] |
| Classmark: | DAR 96: 16 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4763 |
To A. R. Wallace [6 February 1866]
Summary
ARW’s simple explanation of dimorphic forms is satisfactory.
On "non-blending" of certain varieties, CD thinks ARW has not understood him. He does not refer to fertility. He crossed two differently coloured varieties of peas and "got both varieties perfect, but none intermediate". Something like this must occur in ARW’s butterflies.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Date: | [6 Feb 1866] |
| Classmark: | The British Library (Add 46434, f. 64) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4989 |
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- … letter from A. R. Wallace, 4 February 1866 and n. 5). For more on CD’s examination of the relationship between hybrid sterility and the origination of new species, see Origin , chapter 8, and Correspondence vol. 10, Appendix VI. CD’s results from crossing these two sweetpea varieties are described in Variation 2: 93–4 and Cross …
- … cross-pollination of leguminous flowers, see Correspondence vol. 6, letters to Gardeners’ Chronicle , [before 6 December 1856] and 18 October [1857], Correspondence vol. 7, letter to Gardeners’ Chronicle , [before 13 November 1858] and this volume, letter to Gardeners’ Chronicle , [before 11 August 1866]. CD refers to A. R. …
To T. H. Farrer 5 March 1880
Summary
[Letter written as a postscript to 11406.] CD has reread his letter of 7 Mar 1878 about the value of James Torbitt’s work on the potato disease and has nothing to withdraw. Emphasises Torbitt’s need for immediate financial help.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Date: | 5 Mar 1880 |
| Classmark: | Linnean Society of London (MS 489) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12512 |
To J. J. Weir 27 May [1869]
Summary
Thanks for information about bird migration.
Comments on canary hybridisation.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Jenner Weir |
| Date: | 27 May [1869] |
| Classmark: | DAR 148: 323 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6759 |
To J. D. Hooker 23 June [1862]
Summary
Has been ill (violent skin inflammation).
Has done hardly anything except tend to his experiments. Repeating Primula work has verified former results and very curious facts on sterility of homomorphic seedlings.
Wonders who reviewed Orchids for London Review & Wkly J. Polit..
Asa Gray also infatuated with Orchids.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 23 June [1862] |
| Classmark: | DAR 115: 156 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3620 |
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- … crosses & former results most fully verifyed & some very curious facts on the sterility of the homomorphic seedlings. Did you see the review of my Orchis Book in London R. By Jove it was too strong & made me feel modest & that was a wonderful feeling. I wonder who wrote it. I have had several letters …
To J. V. Carus 25 December 1875
Summary
Thanks for errata in Insectivorous plants.
Sends spare copies of his papers, but thinks several are not worth publishing.
Has only one copy, which he will lend JVC, of the best one, on "Erratic boulders of South America" [Collected papers 1: 145–63].
Has not sent "Parallel roads of Glen Roy" [Collected papers 1: 87–137], as he is sure he was wrong.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Date: | 25 Dec 1875 |
| Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 137–138) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10323 |
To John Scott 1 and 3 August [1863]
Summary
Thanks JS for orchid paper [Trans. Bot. Soc. Edinburgh 7 (1863): 543–50]. JS presents excellent new facts on sterility of orchids.
His argument that coloured primroses are not hybrids is good, as is idea of discovering primrose parentage by breeding for colours.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Scott |
| Date: | 1 and 3 Aug 1863 |
| Classmark: | DAR 93: B24, B27–8, B70; DAR 147: 455 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4260 |
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