To D. F. Nevill 23 December 1880
Summary
CD is familiar with cases of prepotency that are so strong that a cross has no effect.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Dorothy Fanny Walpole; Dorothy Fanny Nevill |
Date: | 23 Dec 1880 |
Classmark: | Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12933 |
To D. F. Nevill 29 November 1881
Summary
Has much pleasure in signing the little book; is glad his book on earthworms interested her.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Dorothy Fanny Walpole; Dorothy Fanny Nevill |
Date: | 29 Nov 1881 |
Classmark: | Daniel Plunkett (private collection) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13521 |
To Dorothy Fanny Nevill 12 November [1861]
Summary
Writes at Lindley’s suggestion to ask whether DN can send several orchid specimens. Describes his work in preparation for Orchids.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Dorothy Fanny Walpole; Dorothy Fanny Nevill |
Date: | 12 Nov [1861] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.270) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3316 |
To D. F. Nevill 19 November [1861]
Summary
Declines invitation to visit DN’s orchid collection. Thanks for orchids and list [of available plants]. Requests a few more spikes of Bolbophyllum, particularly of species with irritable labellum.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Dorothy Fanny Walpole; Dorothy Fanny Nevill |
Date: | 19 Nov [1861] |
Classmark: | Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3324 |
From Dorothy Frances Nevill [before 22 January 1862]
Summary
Will enclose list of orchids in bloom for CD’s use.
Asks for photograph; her pleasure in knowing CD.
Most interested in the account of pigeons in CD’s book [Origin].
Author: | Dorothy Fanny Walpole; Dorothy Fanny Nevill |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [before 22 Jan 1862] |
Classmark: | DAR 172: 27 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3402 |
To D. F. Nevill 22 January [1862]
Summary
Thanks for orchids and other flowers.
Will send photograph.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Dorothy Fanny Walpole; Dorothy Fanny Nevill |
Date: | 22 Jan [1862] |
Classmark: | Wellcome Collection |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3405 |
From D. F. Nevill [before 22 January 1862]
Summary
Thanks for promise of photograph.
Has no melastomads in bloom.
Describes sensitive anthers of Cynorchis.
Thanks CD for "your little pamphlet".
Author: | Dorothy Fanny Walpole; Dorothy Fanny Nevill |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [before 22 Jan 1862] |
Classmark: | DAR 172: 26 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3408 |
To D. F. Nevill 27 November [1861]
Summary
Thanks Dorothy Nevill for her assistance in supplying him with plants, but he will not require any more. Asks her to remember him to A. E. Knox.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Dorothy Fanny Walpole; Dorothy Fanny Nevill |
Date: | 27 Nov [1861] |
Classmark: | Hindman (dealers) (8 October 2020, lot 44) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3414F |
From D. F. Nevill [c. 14 March 1862]
Summary
Belated thanks for CD’s photograph.
When in London at Rucker’s wonderful gardens she learned he had sent CD a Mormodes.
Author: | Dorothy Fanny Walpole; Dorothy Fanny Nevill |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [c. 14 Mar 1862] |
Classmark: | DAR 172.1: 28 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3431 |
From D. F. Nevill [16? May 1862]
Author: | Dorothy Fanny Walpole; Dorothy Fanny Nevill |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [16? May 1862] |
Classmark: | DAR 172.1: 25 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3552 |
From D. F. Nevill 26 [December 1875?]
Author: | Dorothy Fanny Walpole; Dorothy Fanny Nevill |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 26 [Dec 1875?] |
Classmark: | DAR 172: 32 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8133 |
From D. F. Nevill 17 [April 1875]
Author: | Dorothy Fanny Walpole; Dorothy Fanny Nevill |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 17 [Apr 1875] |
Classmark: | DAR 172: 31 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8135 |
From D F. Nevill 2 September [1874]
Summary
Hooker has told her of CD’s work on insectivorous plants. Offers plants, but her Dionaea plants are too small now.
Author: | Dorothy Fanny Walpole; Dorothy Fanny Nevill |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 2 Sept [1874] |
Classmark: | DAR 172: 24 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9620 |
To D. F. Nevill 3 September 1874
Summary
Thanks DFN for her letter [see 9620].
Has nearly finished work on Dionaea.
Asks her to send a specimen of Drosera dichotoma.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Dorothy Fanny Walpole; Dorothy Fanny Nevill |
Date: | 3 Sept 1874 |
Classmark: | Nevill 1910, pp. 107–8 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9624F |
To D. F. Nevill 7 September 1874
Summary
Thanks her for specimen of Drosera. Asks for an epiphytic Utricularia.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Dorothy Fanny Walpole; Dorothy Fanny Nevill |
Date: | 7 Sept 1874 |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.449) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9627 |
From D. F. Nevill 8 [September 1874]
Summary
Offers Utricularia montana and gives instructions for growing Drosera.
Wishes to visit CD at Down when she comes to London.
Author: | Dorothy Fanny Walpole; Dorothy Fanny Nevill |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 8 [Sept 1874] |
Classmark: | DAR 172: 20 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9628 |
To D. F. Nevill 11 September [1874]
Summary
Returns a Drosera, from which he cut a piece for microscopic examination.
Utricularia montana just arrived.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Dorothy Fanny Walpole; Dorothy Fanny Nevill |
Date: | 11 Sept [1874] |
Classmark: | Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9632 |
From D. F. Nevill [11 September 1874]
Summary
Has sent the Utricularia with the bladders that CD described.
In Variation CD does not mention a rare breed of Siamese cat, which she owns.
Asks for another photograph.
Author: | Dorothy Fanny Walpole; Dorothy Fanny Nevill |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [11 Sept 1874] |
Classmark: | DAR 172: 19 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9633 |
To D. F. Nevill 12 September [1874]
Summary
CD has never before seen the Utricularia DN has sent. Hooker had told him about it. Asks that her gardener observe young Utricularia: CD is interested in internal structure of little balls on bladders.
Sends photograph.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Dorothy Fanny Walpole; Dorothy Fanny Nevill |
Date: | 12 Sept [1874] |
Classmark: | Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9634 |
From D. F. Nevill 16 [September 1874]
Summary
CD should remove packing moss, and he will find bladders in foot-stalks of Utricularia DN sent.
Experimenting on insectivorous plants.
Implores CD to visit.
Thanks for photograph.
Author: | Dorothy Fanny Walpole; Dorothy Fanny Nevill |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 16 [Sept 1874] |
Classmark: | DAR 172: 21 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9642 |
letter | (33) |
Darwin, C. R. | (18) |
Nevill, D. F. | (15) |
Walpole, D. F. | (15) |
Nevill, D. F. | (18) |
Walpole, D. F. | (18) |
Darwin, C. R. | (15) |
Darwin, C. R. | |
Nevill, D. F. | (33) |
Walpole, D. F. | (33) |