From George Henslow 8 March 1866
Summary
Reviewing C. V. Naudin’s article ["Nouvelles recherches sur l’hybridité dans les végétaux", Ann. Sci. Nat. (Bot.) 4th ser. 19 (1863): 180–203] for Popular Science Review [5 (1866): 304–13]. Requests references.
Proposes to visit Down on Easter weekend.
Author: | George Henslow |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 8 Mar 1866 |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 153 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5029 |
From George Henslow 12 March 1866
Summary
Thanks for references for his Naudin–hybridism paper [see 5029].
Author: | George Henslow |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 12 Mar 1866 |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 154 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5033 |
From George Henslow 17 March [1866]
Summary
Forgot to thank CD for his praise of tendril paper [see 4944].
Author: | George Henslow |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 17 Mar [1866] |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 155 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5036 |
From George Henslow [18–30 March 1866]
Summary
Cannot come to Down on weekend because of teaching duties.
Author: | George Henslow |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [18–30 Mar 1866] |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 156 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5037 |
From George Henslow [after 19 April 1866]
Summary
Thanks for explanation on relative fertility of homostyled and heterostyled crosses in Primula. Sends an intermediate form with small stamens, but stigma only slightly above stamens.
Election as Botanical Lecturer at St Bartholomew’s Hospital.
Author: | George Henslow |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [after 19 Apr 1866] |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 160 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5044 |
From George Henslow 7 April 1866
Summary
Sends copies of Science gossip and The leisure hour.
Enjoyed visit.
His criticism of Primula fertility referred to table 2 [Collected papers 2: 56] where weight of seeds produced from good pods by long-styled homostylous cross and short-styled heterostylous cross are virtually identical.
Author: | George Henslow |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 7 Apr 1866 |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 157 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5048 |
To George Henslow 16 April [1866]
Summary
F. Hildebrand, in his recent article [Bot. Ztg. 10 (1866): 73–8], describes what GH showed CD about Indigofera’s irritability.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | George Henslow |
Date: | 16 Apr [1866] |
Classmark: | Linnean Society of London, C451: Opuscula |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5058 |
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 |
From George Henslow 18 May 1866
Summary
Has written his Naudin–hybridism article [Pop. Sci. Rev. 5 (1866): 304–13]. Would like CD to criticise proofs.
Will return books borrowed from CD.
Author: | George Henslow |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 18 May 1866 |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 159 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5095 |
From George Henslow 11 June [1866]
Summary
Sends proofs [of "On hybridization among plants", Pop. Sci. Rev. 5 (1866): 304–13].
Regrets delay in returning CD’s books.
Encourages CD to make "disparaging remarks".
Author: | George Henslow |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 11 June [1866] |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 161 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5117 |
To George Henslow 12 June [1866]
Summary
Returns proofs of GH’s paper ["On hybridization among plants", Pop. Sci. Rev. 5 (1866): 304–13] with his criticisms. Prefers that GH not state that CD has read the proofs.
Does C. V. Naudin really say that ovules (not seed) of hybrid Luffa and Cucumis are imperfect?
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | George Henslow |
Date: | 12 June [1866] |
Classmark: | Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge (GEN/D/DARWIN (C)/9) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5118 |
From George Henslow [13 or 14 June 1866]
Summary
Thanks for criticism of proofs of his paper [see 5117].
Not sure whether CD believes in reversion and would like a positive statement as this is the one point C. V. Naudin especially observed. Naudin offers his remarks on ovules as a matter to be proved ["Nouvelles recherches sur l’hybridité", Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. 1 (1865): 25–176].
Author: | George Henslow |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [13 or 14] June 1866 |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 158 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5120 |
To George Henslow 15 [June 1866]
Summary
CD believes most strongly in reversion. J. G. Kölreuter’s, K. F. v Gärtner’s, and some of Charles Naudin’s cases leave no doubt in his mind. Forgets whether Herbert gave cases but in conversation he certainly believed in it. Thinks Gärtner is right to say reversion occurs only rarely in plant hybrids which have not been cultivated. [See 5120.]
Variation
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | George Henslow |
Date: | 15 [June 1866] |
Classmark: | DAR Library: tipped into George Henslow’s copy of Variation |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5123A |
From George Henslow 19 June 1866
Summary
Has altered paper according to CD’s comments.
Returns books.
Author: | George Henslow |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 19 June 1866 |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 162 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5126 |
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