From William Erasmus Darwin [7 May – 11 June 1866]
Summary
Sends flowers of buckthorn [Rhamnus catharticus] collected on Isle of Wight.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [7 May – 11 June 1866] |
| Classmark: | DAR 109: A76 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5108 |
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- … a specimen (see Correspondence vol. 9, letter from Asa Gray, 11 October 1861 , and second …
- … letter from W. E. Darwin, [18 June 1866] . In 1866, the first Monday in May was 7 May. William Erasmus Darwin lived in Southampton, where he was a partner in the Southampton and Hampshire Bank. CD became interested in Rhamnus (buckthorn) in 1861, when Asa Gray …
From W. E. Darwin 8 May [1866]
Summary
Describes the floral structure of broom, particularly the form of the varying anthers. Encloses drawings of anthers and pollen.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 8 May [1866] |
| Classmark: | DAR 76: B52, 66–72 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3144 |
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Darwin in Conversation exhibition
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Meet Charles Darwin as you have never met him before. Come to our exhibition at Cambridge University Library, running from 9 July to 3 December 2022, and discover a fascinating series of interwoven conversations with Darwin's many hundreds of…
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- … 9 July – 3 December 2022 Milstein Exhibition Centre, Cambridge University …
