To Johann Nicolaus Trübner? 14 October [1860]
Summary
Orders a copy of September number of Silliman’s Journal. A friend has recommended an article in it [A. Gray and D. Treadwell, "Discussion between two readers of Darwin’s treatise on the origin of species", Am. J. Sci. 2d ser. 30 (1860): 226–39].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Johann Nicolaus (Nicholas) Trübner |
| Date: | 14 Oct [1860] |
| Classmark: | Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge (GEN/D/DARWIN (C)/8 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2948 |
To Daniel Oliver 14 October [1860]
Summary
Has examined nearly all British orchids.
Hooker’s error on Listera.
Change in colour and consistency of Drosera hair glands after leaf inflection. Analogous structures in Dionaea. Requests Oliver confirm these observations on live plants, of which he has none.
In a muddle over the effects of salts on insectivorous plants.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Daniel Oliver |
| Date: | 14 Oct [1860] |
| Classmark: | DAR 261.10: 17 (EH 88206001) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2949 |
To Edward Cresy 14 October [1860]
Summary
Discusses letter from A. W. v. Hofmann concerning solution of iodine in water.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Edward Cresy, Jr |
| Date: | 14 Oct [1860] |
| Classmark: | DAR 143: 314 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2950 |
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Cresy, Edward, Jr | (1) |
| Oliver, Daniel | (1) |
| Trübner, Nicholas | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Cresy, Edward, Jr | (1) |
| Oliver, Daniel | (1) |
| Trübner, Nicholas | (1) |
Living and fossil cirripedia
Summary
Darwin published four volumes on barnacles, the crustacean sub-class Cirripedia, between 1851 and 1854, two on living species and two on fossil species. Written for a specialist audience, they are among the most challenging and least read of Darwin’s works…
