To Francis Darwin 17 October 1881
Summary
Has been reading Julius von Wiesner’s book [Das Bewegungsvermögen der Pflanzen (1881)]. Comments that it is "an excellent book, but he vivisects me in the most grievous terms, but most effectively".
Has been experimenting on aggregation of chlorophyll but with little success.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | 17 Oct 1881 |
| Classmark: | DAR 211: 86 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13411 |
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To G. H. Darwin 6 [October 1881]
Summary
Is obliged to GHD for arranging everything.
Sorry about the proof-sheets.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
| Date: | 6 [Oct 1881] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 110 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13319 |
To E. R. Lankester 13 October [1881]
Summary
Says that salt water kills earthworms.
Interested in ERL’s study of worm anatomy.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Edwin Ray Lankester |
| Date: | 13 Oct [1881] |
| Classmark: | DAR 146: 33 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13396 |
To Julius Wiesner 25 October 1881
Summary
Further comments on JW’s Das Bewegungsvermögen der Pflanzen [1881]. Discusses heliotropism and sensitivity of root tips. Bewildered by their differences concerning circumnutation.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Julius Wiesner |
| Date: | 25 Oct 1881 |
| Classmark: | DAR 148: 358 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13432 |
To Francis Darwin 28 [October 1881]
Summary
Earthworms is selling well.
Discussed how to repeat some of their plant experiments while in Cambridge.
Comments on Julius Wiesner’s views on plant movement.
S. H. Vines was very much surprised at the action of carbonate of ammonia on the roots of Euphorbia.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | 28 [Oct 1881] |
| Classmark: | DAR 211: 88 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13440 |
| letter | (5) |
| Darwin, Francis | (2) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (1) |
| Lankester, E. R. | (1) |
| Wiesner, Julius | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (5) |
| Darwin, Francis | (2) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (1) |
| Lankester, E. R. | (1) |
| Wiesner, Julius | (1) |
