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To John Hutton Balfour   15 September [1864]

Summary

Inquires which nurserymen near Edinburgh cultivate coloured primroses and cowslips. Wants to repeat John Scott’s remarkable experiments.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  John Hutton Balfour
Date:  15 Sept [1864]
Classmark:  Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh (Balfour papers)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-4613

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  • … J.  D.  Hooker, [15 August 1864] , and letters to J.  D.  Hooker, [16 August 1864] and …
  • … 13, and 14, and letter to J.  D.  Hooker, 13 September [1864] . Scott probably visited CD …

To J. H. Balfour   21 October [1864]

Summary

Thanks Balfour for Corydalis seed

and sends a photo of himself.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  John Hutton Balfour
Date:  21 Oct [1864]
Classmark:  Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh (Balfour papers)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-5251

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  • … climbers, see the letter from J.  D.  Hooker, [20 February 1864] and nn.  2 and 3. William …

From J. H. Balfour   22 September 1864

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Does not know an Edinburgh nurseryman who can supply the cowslips and primroses CD wants; will try to get them from the Botanic Garden.

Hears from Hooker that CD is also examining Lythrum.

Author:  John Hutton Balfour
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  22 Sept 1864
Classmark:  DAR 160: 33
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-4620

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  • … lix). See also letter from J.  D.  Hooker, [19 September 1864] . Balfour refers to Joseph …
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