From T. H. Farrer 5 June 1870
Summary
Has sent F. Müller "a long screed" about the Passiflora.
| Author: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 5 June 1870 |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 64 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7219 |
From T. H. Farrer 29 June 1870
Summary
Has procured a Passiflora flower at last. Structure suited for humming-birds rather than bees.
| Author: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 29 June 1870 |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 65 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7254 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … difficult to bear. Sincerely yours | T H Farrer We have been deeply interested in watching …
- … Farrer, T. H. Darwin, C. R. …
- … From T. H. Farrer 29 June 1870 …
- … Passiflora and Tacsonia ; see letter to T. H. Farrer, 13 [May 1870] and n. 3. See also …
- … had died in May 1870 (see letter from T. H. Farrer, 17 May 1870 ). Farrer was permanent …
- … see Correspondence vol. 17, letter to T. H. Farrer, 20 October [1869] , and letter from …
- … T. H. Farrer, 5 November 1869 ). Passiflora princeps is a synonym of P. racemosa , red …
From T. H. Farrer 17 May 1870
Summary
On death of his wife. Botany a solace.
| Author: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 17 May 1870 |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 62 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7192 |
From T. H. Farrer 26 May 1870
Summary
Not discouraged by F. Müller’s Passiflora.
Observations on insects visiting barberries.
| Author: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 26 May 1870 |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 63 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7202 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … becomes intelligible Sincerely yours | T H Farrer I have sent some of Mullers seeds to …
- … Farrer, T. H. Darwin, C. R. …
- … From T. H. Farrer 26 May 1870 …
- … that Müller had sent from Brazil (see letter to T. H. Farrer, 13 [May 1870] ). …
- … See letter to T. H. Farrer, 13 [May 1870] and n. 3. Passiflora caerulea is bluecrown …
From T. H. Farrer 15 December 1870
Summary
Forgot to send books.
Saw Miss [Henrietta] Darwin; chastised her for being out when book [Descent] has not yet appeared.
| Author: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 15 Dec 1870 |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 67 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7391 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Farrer, T. H. Darwin, C. R. …
- … whilst the book is not yet to be seen. Sincerely yours | T H Farrer C Darwin Esq FRS. …
- … From T. H. Farrer 15 December 1870 …
- … 1793 ); see Correspondence vol. 17, letter from T. H. Farrer, 13 October 1869 . …
- … Farrer’s country residence was Abinger Hall near Dorking. One Cumberland Place, London, was the home of Hensleigh Wedgwood , CD’s cousin and brother-in-law. Henrietta Emma Darwin had been involved in reading the manuscript of Descent (see letter to H. …
From T. H. Farrer 27 October 1870
Summary
Returning CD’s books.
Sympathises with women’s lot in life.
| Author: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 27 Oct 1870 |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 66 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7351 |
To T. H. Farrer 28 May [1870]
Summary
Fertilisation of barberries.
Passiflora.
Is continuing his experiments on the comparative growth of crossed and self-fertilised plants.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Date: | 28 May [1870] |
| Classmark: | Linnean Society of London (LS Ms 299/14) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7205 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Farrer, T. H. …
- … To T. H. Farrer 28 May [1870] …
- … by the relationship between this letter and the letter from T. H. Farrer, 26 May 1870 . …
- … See letter from T. H. Farrer, 26 May 1870 and n. 4. No record of the experiments CD …
- … Correspondence vol. 17, letter from T. H. Farrer, 9 October 1869 and n. 6). Hedaroma …
- … wife, Frances Farrer (see letter from T. H. Farrer, 17 May 1870 ). CD refers to Federico …
- … and Auge 2008, p. 22). See letter from T. H. Farrer, 26 May 1870 and n. 1. CD alludes …
To T. H. Farrer [29 June 1870]
Summary
Encloses seeds from Fritz Müller, of a species of Passiflora, fertilised by a humble-bee.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Date: | [29 June 1870] |
| Classmark: | Linnean Society of London (LS Ms 299/11) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7250 |
To Thomas Henry Farrer 13 [May 1870]
Summary
Encloses part of letter from Fritz Müller on Passiflora, with seeds.
Is endeavouring to have included in next census a question as to whether the parents in each household are cousins.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Date: | 13 [May 1870] |
| Classmark: | Linnean Society of London (LS Ms 299/13) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7188 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Farrer, T. H. …
- … 1, and letter to H. H. Vivian, 11 May [1870] . See Variation 2: 123–4. Frances Farrer . …
- … H. Vivian, 11 May [1870] . CD enclosed part of the letter from Fritz Müller, 16 February 1870 . It is the only section of that letter that has been found. Müller had enclosed seeds of wild plants of Passiflora and a dried flower of a species from his garden for Farrer …
- … Farrer further argued that the pendant flowers, elastic processes and long tube in Tacsonia (a genus now subsumed within Passiflora ) were better adapted for access by hummingbirds (see Correspondence vol. 17, Appendix IV, pp. 593–4). CD refers to Henry Austin Bruce . See letter from H. …
From Fritz Müller 16 February 1870
Summary
Sends specimens of Passiflora and seeds for T. H. Farrer [letter enclosed with 7188].
| Author: | Johann Friedrich Theodor (Fritz) Müller |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 16 Feb 1870 |
| Classmark: | Linnean Society of London |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7108 |
Document type
| letter | (10) |
Author
| Farrer, T. H. | (6) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Müller, Fritz | (1) |
Addressee
| Darwin, C. R. | (7) |
| Farrer, T. H. | (3) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | (10) |
| Farrer, T. H. | (9) |
| Müller, Fritz | (1) |
