To J. D. Hooker [29 March or 5 April 1846]
Summary
If JDH can send grasses CD will write to Ehrenberg enclosing them.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | [29 Mar or 5 Apr] 1846 |
| Classmark: | DAR 114: 58 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-963 |
To C. G. Ehrenberg 25[–31?] March [1846]
Summary
Sends copy [of "Fine dust in the Atlantic Ocean", Collected papers 1: 199–202]. Attempting to obtain further samples for CGE.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg |
| Date: | 25[–31?] Mar [1846] |
| Classmark: | Museum für Naturkunde Berlin (MfN/HBSB, N005 NL Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg Nr. 43 Bl. 15–17) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-965 |
To J. D. Hooker [16 April 1846]
Summary
CD’s suggestions for improving a paragraph by JDH.
On distribution of certain species and their variation relative to a central, typical form.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | [16 Apr 1846] |
| Classmark: | DAR 114: 60 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-974 |
To J. D. Hooker [10 February 1846]
Summary
Thinks JDH’s explanation of polymorphism on volcanic islands is probably correct.
Proposes experimental test to see whether alpine form of a plant is inherited like a true variety.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | [10 Feb 1846] |
| Classmark: | DAR 114: 54 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-951 |
To J. D. Hooker 10 April [1846]
Summary
Is pleased JDH will attend to polymorphism and also with the botanical relation, as stated by JDH, between Africa and Java.
Would welcome any information on impregnation in the bud.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 10 Apr [1846] |
| Classmark: | DAR 114: 59 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-973 |
To Robert FitzRoy 23 November [1846]
Summary
J. D. Hooker has described Capt. King’s Tierra del Fuego plants and CD’s Galapagos plants [in Flora Antarctica, pt 2 (1847)] which have extraordinary interest and novelty.
A malicious person has sent George Grey, Governor of New Zealand, a letter CD had written to J. L. Stokes, containing a derogatory statement likening Grey’s expedition to "a set of school boys".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Robert FitzRoy |
| Date: | 23 Nov [1846] |
| Classmark: | DAR 144: 121a |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1030 |
Matches: 2 hits
- … J. D. Hooker 1846 , see letter to Hooker, [23 November 1846] . Stokes 1846 . Letter to J. L. Stokes, [November–December 1845] . Letter from George Grey, 10 …
- … 10 November 1846 . Plants collected on the first Beagle expedition to South America, 1826–30, under the command of Phillip Parker King . In addition to King’s collection, Joseph Dalton Hooker described CD’s and his own Tierra del Fuego plants in Flora Antarctica ( J. D. …
To J. D. Hooker [15 February 1846]
Summary
Has had to make a Post Office order to JDH payable at Charing Cross instead of Kew.
Does Sir William [Hooker] know the Dean of Manchester’s London address?
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | [15 Feb 1846] |
| Classmark: | DAR 114: 54c |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-953 |
To J. D. Hooker [May 1846]
Summary
Interested in sterility of alpine plants in lowland and sterility of some plants in cultivation.
Curious to see Galapagos paper.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | [May 1846] |
| Classmark: | DAR 114: 61 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-971 |
To J. D. Hooker [2 October 1846]
Summary
Hopes to start looking over his species notes in about a year.
Very much enjoyed Southampton [meeting of BAAS, 9–12 Sept].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | [2 Oct 1846] |
| Classmark: | DAR 114: 65 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1003 |
| letter | (9) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (9) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (7) |
| Ehrenberg, C. G. | (1) |
| FitzRoy, Robert | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (9) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (7) |
| Ehrenberg, C. G. | (1) |
| FitzRoy, Robert | (1) |
