To the Linnean Society 22 February [1867]
Summary
Sends J. P. M. Weale’s paper on Bonatea for consideration by Linnean Society [J. Linn. Soc. Lond. (Bot.) 10 (1869): 470–6].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Linnean Society |
| Date: | 22 Feb [1867] |
| Classmark: | Linnean Society of London (SP.1249) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5411 |
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- … Society of London (SP.1249) Charles Robert Darwin Down 22 Feb [1867] Linnean Society …
- … To the Linnean Society 22 February [1867] …
- … paper, see the letter to the Linnean Society, 9 December [1867] , and the letter to J. …
- … 2, below), which was read at the Linnean Society in March 1867. James Philip Mansel Weale …
- … letter of 9 January 1867 ; the manuscript (now in the Linnean Society archives, SP1249) …
- … Colony. The paper was read at the Linnean Society on 7 March 1867, and was published in …
- … Africa. [Read 7 March 1867. ] Journal of the Linnean Society ( Botany ) 10 (1869): 470–6. …
- … Linnean Society ( Botany ); one illustration showing four figures was included (see Weale 1867 , …
- … 1867 is in the Darwin Pamphlet Collection–CUL. Papers on orchids appearing in the Journal of the Linnean Society ( …
- … of the Linnean Society ( Botany ) 7 (1864): 144–7. Weale, James Philip Mansel. 1867. Notes …
To the Linnean Society 9 December [1867]
Summary
Gives his comments on the merits of a paper on South African botany [by J. P. M. Weale, "Notes on Bonatea", J. Linn. Soc. Lond. (Bot.) 10 (1869): 470–6].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Linnean Society |
| Date: | 9 Dec [1867] |
| Classmark: | Linnean Society of London, SP1249, 1253 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5715 |
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- … Society of London, SP1249, 1253 Charles Robert Darwin Down 9 Dec [1867] Linnean Society …
- … To the Linnean Society 9 December [1867] …
- … 1865. ] Journal of the Linnean Society ( Botany ) 9 (1867): 1–118. Correspondence : The …
- … See letter from J. P. M. Weale, 9 January 1867 , and letter to the Linnean Society, 22 …
- … Society. See letter to the Linnean Society, 22 February [1867] and n. 3. CD’s captions …
- … Bonatea that was read at the Linnean Society on 7 March 1867 but not published until 1869. …
- … Africa. [Read 7 March 1867. ] Journal of the Linnean Society ( Botany ) 10 (1869): 470–6. …
- … February [1867] . The manuscript, with CD’s pencil markings, is in the Linnean Society …
- … Linnean Society. The flower of Bonatea darwinii was described as resembling a white butterfly in Weale 1867 , …
To J. P. M. Weale 22 February [1867]
Summary
Discusses JPMW’s paper on Bonatea [see 5411].
Mentions Robert Brown’s views on pollen.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | James Philip Mansel Weale |
| Date: | 22 Feb [1867] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.326) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5409 |
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- … his letter of 9 January 1867 . See letter to the Linnean Society, 22 February [1867] . …
- … to the Linnean Society, 22 February [1867] and n. 3). See letter from J. P. M. Weale, …
- … The paper ( Weale 1867 ) was eventually published by the Linnean Society (see letter …
- … Africa. [Read 7 March 1867. ] Journal of the Linnean Society ( Botany ) 10 (1869): 470–6. …
From J. P. M. Weale 7 July 1867
Summary
Has distributed CD’s questions on expression. Observations on the natives.
Floral structure encouraging cross-pollination in Polygala.
| Author: | James Philip Mansel Weale |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 7 July 1867 |
| Classmark: | DAR 181: 41 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5581 |
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- … In the manuscript of Weale 1867 ( Linnean Society archives, SP1249), Weale wrote, ‘Amongst …
- … 1865. ] Journal of the Linnean Society ( Botany ) 9 (1867): 327–9. Journal of researches : …
- … 22 February [1867] , saying that he had forwarded it to the Linnean Society . It was read …
- … Africa. [Read 7 March 1867. ] Journal of the Linnean Society ( Botany ) 10 (1869): 470–6. …
- … in the Journal of the Linnean Society. In the manuscript of Weale 1867 (see n. 2, above), …
- … 1867] . See Expression , p. 233. Weale refers to Henslow 1865 and 1866, on the structure of Medicago sativa and Indigofera respectively, both published in the issue of the Journal of the Linnean Society ( …
- … Linnean Society. Impatiens is a member of the family Balsaminaceae, not the Labiatae. Weale refers to Peter MacOwan , a botanist and headmaster of the Shaw College Grammar School, Grahamstown, Cape Colony (Gunn and Codd 1981). Bonatea darwinii is a synonym of Bonatea cassidea. At the International Congress of Botany in Paris in August 1867, …
Travers, Henry Hammersley. 1864. Notes on the Chatham Islands (lat. 44030’ S., long. 1750 W.). [Read 3 November 1864.] Journal of the Linnean Society (Botany) 9 (1867): 135–44.
Trimen, Roland. 1864. On the structure of Bonatea speciosa, Linn. sp., with reference to its fertilisation. [Read 1 December 1864.] Journal of the Linnean Society (Botany) 9 (1867): 156–60.
Bentham, George. 1868. Anniversary address. [Read 25 May 1868.] Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London (1867–8): lvii–c.
‘Climbing plants’: On the movements and habits of climbing plants. By Charles Darwin. [Read 2 February 1865.] Journal of the Linnean Society (Botany) 9 (1867): 1–118.
Baker, John Gilbert. 1866. Descriptions of six new species of simple-fronded Hymenophyllaceæ. [Read 15 March 1866.] Journal of the Linnean Society (Botany) 9 (1867): 335–40.
Lubbock, John. 1866b. On Pauropus, a new type of centipede. [Read 6 December 1866.] Journal of the Linnean Society (Zoology) 9 (1867): 179–80.
Henslow, George. 1865. Note on the structure of Medicago sativa, as apparently affording facilities for the intercrossing of distinct flowers. [Read 16 November 1865.] Journal of the Linnean Society (Botany) 9 (1867): 327–9.
Henslow, George. 1866b. Note on the structure of Indigofera, as apparently offering facilities for the intercrossing of distinct flowers. [Read 19 April 1866.] Journal of the Linnean Society (Botany) 9 (1867): 355–8.
Müller, Fritz. 1865b. Notes on some of the climbing-plants near Desterro, in south Brazil. By Herr Fritz Müller, in a letter to C. Darwin. [Read 7 December 1865.] Journal of the Linnean Society (Botany) 9 (1867): 344–9.
To George Henslow [2–5 November 1865]
Summary
Reports the results of an experiment to compare the weight of seeds produced in plants of [Medicago sativa] by self-pollination and by insect pollination.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Henslow |
| Date: | [2–5 Nov 1865] |
| Classmark: | Journal of the Linnean Society (Botany) 9 (1867): 328 n. |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4929F |
Bentham, George. 1867. Note on the stigmatic apparatus of Goodenovieæ. [Read 19 December 1867.] Journal of the Linnean Society (Botany) 10 (1869): 203–6.
To George Henslow [before 19 April 1866]
Summary
Describes the pollination of broom by bees.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Henslow |
| Date: | [before 19 Apr 1866] |
| Classmark: | Journal of the Linnean Society (Botany) 9 (1867): 358 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5059F |
Masters, Maxwell Tylden. 1867a. Synopsis of the South-African Restiaceæ. [Read 21 November 1867.] Journal of the Linnean Society (Botany) 10 (1869): 209–79.
From George Bentham [after 29 September 1868]
Summary
Asks CD to sign enclosed certificate first, as he does not know T. H. Farrer personally. [On top part of first two pages of a letter to Hooker from H. C. Rothery about Farrer’s nomination for Linnean Society]
| Author: | George Bentham |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [after 29 Sept 1868] |
| Classmark: | DAR 102: 237 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6405 |
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Hugh Falconer in Commentary
Darwin in letters, 1865: Delays and disappointments
Summary
The year was marked by three deaths of personal significance to Darwin: Hugh Falconer, a friend and supporter; Robert FitzRoy, captain of the Beagle; and William Jackson Hooker, director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and father of Darwin’s friend…
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- … In 1865, the chief work on Charles Darwin’s mind was the writing of The variation of animals and …
