From R. F. Cooke 26 February 1878
Summary
Asks CD’s opinion on number of copies to be printed of Cross and self-fertilisation [2d ed.]. Now that it is revised, they will stereotype.
Type of Forms of flowers stands, awaiting CD’s corrections, before stereotyping and printing of more copies.
RC regrets delay in supply of Origin.
| Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 26 Feb 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 500 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11376 |
Matches: 2 hits
- … of Cross and self fertilisation in December 1877; see Correspondence vol. 25, letter to R. …
- … Cross and self fertilisation 2d ed. would be stereotyped and the movable type broken up by the printers; see ibid. , letter to John Murray, 28 November 1877 . CD had asked for Forms of flowers to be kept in type until he made corrections; see Correspondence vol. 25, letter to R. …
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 T. H. Farrer 2 March 1878
Summary
Describes James Torbitt’s plan for producing disease-resistant potato varieties. [Letter is an earlier version of 11406.]
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Date: | 2 Mar 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 144: 88 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11389 |
Matches: 2 hits
- … r . Torbitt’s plan of overcoming the potato disease seems to me by far the best which has ever been suggested. It consists as you know from his printed letter, of rearing a vast number of seedlings from cross …
- … cross fertilized seeds in M r Torbitts possession produced by parents which have already shewn some power of resisting the disease are not utilized by the Government or some Public body and the process of selection continued during several more generations— Should the Agricult: Soc: undertake the work M r Torbitts knowledge gained by experience would be especially valuable; & an outline of his plan is given in his printed letter. …
To T. H. Farrer 7 March 1878
Summary
If THF and James Caird [Enclosure Commissioner] approve of enclosed letter, CD will send it to Hooker.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Date: | 7 Mar 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 144: 92; Linnean Society of London (MS 489) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11407 |
From F. B. Goodacre 17 August 1878
Summary
Crossing experiments with common and Chinese geese. Offers CD geese if he wishes to repeat experiments.
| Author: | Francis Burges Goodacre |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 17 Aug 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 165: 63–4 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11664 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … cross bred birds are I believe mostly within my reach but will be killed for the table when ready if I cannot get them put out for experiments it seems a pity to miss such an opportunity with such variety of mixture of blood crossbred 1 st . generation ____ ____ 2 nd . ________ ____ ____ 3 4 Common 2 nd . gen ____ ____ ___ Chinese ___ ___ D r . Meadows & myself purpose keeping a pair each for stock Top of letter : ‘ …
Document type
| letter | (5) |
Author
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Cooke, R. F. | (1) |
| Goodacre, F. B. | (1) |
| John Murray | (1) |
Addressee
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Farrer, T. H. | (2) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (1) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | (5) |
| Farrer, T. H. | (2) |
| Cooke, R. F. | (1) |
| Goodacre, F. B. | (1) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (1) |
