To J. D. Hooker 17 [January 1878]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 17 [Jan 1878] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 466 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11322 |
To J. D. Hooker 15 February 1878
Summary
Supports idea to translate C. K. Sprengel, but opposes publishing it together with H. Müller because this would raise price of Müller’s useful book.
Confirms JDH’s observation that only tip of cabbage radicle shows geotropism.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 15 Feb 1878 |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 467 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11360 |
To J. D. Hooker 28 [February 1878]
Summary
CD solicits JDH’s aid in obtaining Government funds for James Torbitt’s efforts to breed disease resistance in potatoes.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 28 [Feb 1878] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 449–50 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11380 |
To J. D. Hooker [1 March 1878]
Summary
CD again asks JDH to support Torbitt’s project to breed disease-resistant potatoes. He has also sought support of Farrer, Duke of Richmond, and James Caird.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | [1 Mar 1878] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 451–2 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11386 |
To J. D. Hooker [3 or 4 March 1878]
Summary
His attempts to obtain a Government grant for Torbitt seem hopeless.
CD is suffering from constant swimming of the head.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | [3 or 4 Mar 1878] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 453–4 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11390 |
To J. D. Hooker 11 March [1878]
Summary
Sends JDH a letter he has written supporting James Torbitt’s potato trials.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 11 Mar [1878] |
Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (JDH/2/2/1 f. 310) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11412F |
To J. D. Hooker 25 March [1878]
Summary
CD and Frank think they have proved that function of plant sleep is to protect leaves from injury by chilling radiation. Requests plants for experiment to determine whether underside of leaf is hardier than upper.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 25 Mar [1878] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 469–70 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11443 |
To J. D. Hooker 28 March [1878]
Summary
Studying geotropism.
Experiments using exposure to frost to study nyctitropism are difficult to perform because species vary in frost tolerance.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 28 Mar [1878] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 471–2 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11452 |
To J. D. Hooker 1 July 1878
Summary
JDH may put CD’s name down for £200 for the proposed fund.
Does JDH have a plant of Porlieria hygrometrica he could lend to CD?
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 1 July 1878 |
Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Royal Society Letters, c. 1875 – c. 1905, JDH/2/18: f.36) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11581 |
To J. D. Hooker 3 July [1878]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 3 July [1878] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 473 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11588 |
To J. D. Hooker 3 October [1878]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 3 Oct [1878] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 474 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11713 |
To J. D. Hooker 5 October [1878]
Summary
Before JDH discusses flora of Canary Islands CD suggests he read F. B. White’s paper [see 11707], which explains stocking of Atlantic island fauna as due to changed currents during [last, or Miocene] northern glacial period.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 5 Oct [1878] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 475–6 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11715 |
To J. D. Hooker 14 December [1878]
Summary
Thanks for JDH’s description of CD’s work in Nature.
Anthony Rich to bequeath his property (over £1100 a year) to CD.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 14 Dec [1878] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 477–8 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11794 |
To J. D. Hooker 17 December [1878]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 17 Dec [1878] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 479–80 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11798 |
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Hooker, J. D. | (14) |