From Thomas Rivers 21 January 1863
Summary
Sends some trees to CD.
Would be pleased to receive the copy of Origin offered by CD as gift.
Will give CD any tree or shrub he may want.
Refers to curious strawberry hybrids noticed in Journal of Horticulture [I. Anderson-Henry, "Crossing strawberries", J. Hortic. n.s. 4 (1863): 45–6].
Author: | Thomas Rivers |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 21 Jan 1863 |
Classmark: | DAR 176: 160 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3933 |
From Thomas Rivers 26 January 1863
Summary
Thanks CD for Origin.
TR has often thought naturalists do not pay enough attention to the effect of site, soil, and climate on animals and plants and "hence has arisen the enormous number of so-called species".
His observations on people of different counties.
Author: | Thomas Rivers |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 26 Jan 1863 |
Classmark: | DAR 176: 161 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3946 |
From Thomas Rivers 30 January 1863
Summary
Asks CD’s views on TR’s observations that leaves breathe from their under-surfaces.
Peach-trees in hothouses cannot be kept in health unless fresh air is admitted so as to make its way under the leaves.
Continues his observations on the effect of environment on men – those migrating to America gradually assuming Indian-like features.
Author: | Thomas Rivers |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 30 Jan 1863 |
Classmark: | DAR 176: 162 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3955 |
From Thomas Rivers [3 February 1863]
Author: | Thomas Rivers |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [3 Feb 1863] |
Classmark: | DAR 46.1: 95 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3965 |
From Thomas Rivers 6 January [1865]
Summary
Thanks CD for his paper on Lythrum [Collected papers 2: 106–31].
Astonished by CD’s powers of observation and perseverance.
His elms raised from three varieties of weeping elms are doing well.
Author: | Thomas Rivers |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 6 Jan [1865] |
Classmark: | DAR 176: 163 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4381 |
From Thomas Rivers 6 July 1865
Summary
Thanks CD for "Climbing plants" [see 4861].
Encloses sketch of a climbing French bean.
Tells of a row of non-climbing haricot beans that in good season put out slender climbing shoots.
He has the peach almond in fruit this season.
Author: | Thomas Rivers |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 6 July 1865 |
Classmark: | DAR 176: 164 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4866 |
From Thomas Rivers 17 May 1866
Summary
Will be sure to send the Cytisus and Laburnum blooms when they flower.
Author: | Thomas Rivers |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 17 May 1866 |
Classmark: | DAR 176: 165 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5094 |
From Thomas Rivers 20 May 1866
Summary
Sends a sketch of the haricot climbing the shoot of the plum-tree [see 4866].
Hopes to see CD at the [Horticultural] Congress on Wednesday [30 May].
Sends data on movement direction of Wisteria shoots.
Author: | Thomas Rivers |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 20 May 1866 |
Classmark: | DAR 176: 166; 176: 188.1 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5102 |
From Thomas Rivers 6 June 1866
Summary
Sends blooms of Cytisus purpureus-elongatus.
Author: | Thomas Rivers |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 6 June 1866 |
Classmark: | DAR 176: 167 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5114 |
From Thomas Rivers 8 October 1866
Summary
Has searched scores of purple-fruited nut-trees, but not a nut is to be found. Has heard there are some nearby and will send them as soon as he receives them.
Author: | Thomas Rivers |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 8 Oct 1866 |
Classmark: | DAR 176: 168 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5235 |
From Thomas Rivers 14 October 1866
Summary
Sends CD a letter from Mr Claydon responding to TR’s doubts and confirming the truth of a report that a farmer had "transmuted" oats into barley.
Author: | Thomas Rivers |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 14 Oct 1866 |
Classmark: | DAR 176: 169 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5242 |
From Thomas Rivers 26 April 1867
Summary
Sends a root of a wild oat-grass from California and the root of a variety of barley that came from it. Several varieties of barley, all differing from English varieties, came up in the same bed of oat-grass. "The transmutation of a genus seems almost incredible" but TR has seen so many changes he has ceased to doubt strongly.
Author: | Thomas Rivers |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 26 Apr 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 176: 170 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5516 |
From Thomas Rivers 9 September 1867
Summary
Reports on a curious cross in peach varieties, in which the male made a firm large peach into a fruit more almond-like than itself.
Author: | Thomas Rivers |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 9 Sept 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 176: 171 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5624 |
From Thomas Rivers 31 January 1868
Summary
Thanks CD for sending him Variation and for honouring his name by its frequent mention in the work.
Author: | Thomas Rivers |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 31 Jan 1868 |
Classmark: | DAR 176: 172 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5821 |
From Thomas Rivers 29 March 1872
Summary
Sends two vines for CD’s experiments, with instructions for grafting.
Mentions a hybrid plum–peach.
Author: | Thomas Rivers |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 29 Mar 1872 |
Classmark: | DAR 176: 173 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8259 |
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