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To Daniel Oliver   23 [October 1860]

Summary

Compliments DO on his wealth of information.

Henrietta’s relapse.

Thanks for extract on Drosera.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Daniel Oliver
Date:  23 [Oct 1860]
Classmark:  DAR 261.10: 21 (EH 88206005)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-2959

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  • … Dated by the reference to Henrietta Emma Darwin’s relapse (see n.  3, below). …
  • … See preceding letter. From entries in Emma Darwin’s diary, it …
  • … appears that Henrietta Emma Darwin became ill with a stomach complaint late on Sunday …

To Daniel Oliver   15 December [1864]

Summary

Requests addresses of J. E. Planchon, W. F. Hofmeister and M. J. Schleiden so he can send them copies of Lythrum paper [Collected papers 2: 106–31].

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Daniel Oliver
Date:  15 Dec [1864]
Classmark:  DAR 261.10: 62 (EH 88206045)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-4716

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  • … 1864] and nn.  3 and 5). The letter was written and signed with CD’s name by Emma Darwin . …

To Daniel Oliver   2 September [1862]

Summary

Exciting work on trimorphism in Lythrum salicaria. Requests Lythraceae from Kew.

Wants to know of plants other than Melastoma and Lythrum with coloured pollen.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Daniel Oliver
Date:  2 Sept [1862]
Classmark:  DAR 261.10: 35 (EH 88206018)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-3706

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  • … to H.  C.  Watson, 8 [August 1862] ). Emma Darwin became ill with the disease on 13 August …
  • … stage of their journey to Bournemouth ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). See letter to J.   …

To Daniel Oliver   23 April [1861]

Summary

Congratulations on DO’s marriage.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Daniel Oliver
Date:  23 Apr [1861]
Classmark:  Newcastle University Special Collections (Spence Watson/Weiss Archive GB186 SW/6/3)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-3125F

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  • … in London from 16 to 20 April 1861 (Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). Oliver married Hannah …

To Daniel Oliver   20 [April 1862]

Summary

Requests Oxalis acetosella, which he suspects is dimorphic.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Daniel Oliver
Date:  20 [Apr 1862]
Classmark:  DAR 261.10: 56 (EH 88206039)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-3512

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  • … from Daniel Oliver, 23 April 1862 . Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242) records that Joseph …

To Daniel Oliver   24 July [1862]

Summary

Asa Gray has a self-fertilising Platanthera, like the bee orchid. CD believes problem of the latter will some day be explained. Speculates [Ophrys] arachnites may be crossing form and bee orchid self-fertilising form of the same species.

Cytisus adami is a puzzle.

Pleased if DO will review Orchids [Nat. Hist. Rev. n.s. 2 (1862): 371–6] .

His review of Primula paper was capital. [Nat. Hist. Rev. n.s. 2 (1862): 235–43].

Requests peloric plants.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Daniel Oliver
Date:  24 July [1862]
Classmark:  DAR 261.10: 34 (EH 88206017)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-3664

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  • … was recovering from scarlet fever (see Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242); see also letter to …

To Daniel Oliver   1 May [1861]

Summary

Thanks W. H. Fitch for drawing for the Primula paper. Death of experimental plants delays publication.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Daniel Oliver
Date:  1 May [1861]
Classmark:  DAR 261.10: 7 (EH 88205991)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-3133

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  • … the hope that it would improve Henrietta Emma Darwin’s health. CD had been concerned about …

To Daniel Oliver   3 November [1860]

Summary

DO’s candidacy for Professorship of Botany [at University College, London].

Henrietta’s health is better.

Paper in Botanische Zeitung [T. Nitschke, "Über die Reizbarkeit der Blätter von Drosera rotundifolia", 18: 229–34, 237–45, 245–50] missed leading point that plants close longer over animal substances. Carbonate of ammonia works on Lemna and Euphorbia roots.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Daniel Oliver
Date:  3 Nov [1860]
Classmark:  DAR 261.10: 24 (EH 88206008)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-2975

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  • … is given by the reference to Henrietta Emma Darwin’s illness. CD and his family returned …

To Daniel Oliver   [17 September 1862]

Summary

Performed a large number of Lythrum crosses before leaving home.

Working on Drosera for amusement. Has tried effect on plants of vegetable substances active on animal nervous systems, e.g., opium; makes Drosera inactive for hours.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Daniel Oliver
Date:  [17 Sept 1862]
Classmark:  DAR 261.10: 36 (EH 88206019)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-3709

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  • … Lyell, 1 October [1862] and n.  2). Emma Darwin . CD began to observe the effects of …

From Daniel Oliver   17 February 1863

Summary

DO thinks an essay [Alexander Braun’s "Rejuvenescence", Ray Society (1853)] is not worth reading with respect to some difficulty concerning phyllotaxy.

Author:  Daniel Oliver
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  17 Feb 1863
Classmark:  DAR 173: 20
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-8770

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  • … Botanic Gardens, Kew, on 11 February 1863 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). CD wanted to …
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