From George Howard Darwin [before 11 May 1863]
Author: | George Howard Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [before 11 May 1863] |
Classmark: | DAR 51: 6–7 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3887 |
From J. D. Hooker [23–7 May 1863]
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [23–7 May 1863] |
Classmark: | DAR 101: 141–2 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4134 |
From Charles William Crocker 1[–4] May 1863
Summary
Observes Plantago’s out-crossing mechanism.
Observations of style lengths of primroses and cowslips.
Author: | Charles William Crocker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 1[–4] May 1863 |
Classmark: | DAR 110: 28, DAR 161: 260 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4135 |
From W. E. Darwin 1 May [1863]
Summary
Discusses dimorphism in linum and primula. Describes death of Mrs. Ashworth.
Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 1 May [1863] |
Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 15) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4135F |
From H. W. Bates 2 May [1863]
Summary
His satisfaction at CD’s acceptance of book as well as total public acceptance. Murray has given him a £250 advance. His pleasure at Asa Gray’s words.
Next task will be to write on origin [of species] by segregation of local races.
Author: | Henry Walter Bates |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 2 May [1863] |
Classmark: | DAR 160: 76 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4138 |
From W. E. Darwin 4 May [1863]
Summary
Sends observations on [Anchusa] plants from Isle of Wight.
Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 4 May [1863] |
Classmark: | DAR 110: 62 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4139 |
From William Alexander Wooler 5 May 1863
Summary
Encloses plants derived from a cowslip–polyanthus cross.
Author: | William Alexander Wooler |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 5 May 1863 |
Classmark: | DAR 181: 158 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4141 |
From A. C. Ramsay 6 May 1863
Summary
Glad CD likes his Presidential Address to Geological Society [1863].
Will continue the practice [of discussing the break in succession of strata].
Has devised a diagram showing number of genera and species in each geological formation and the number that pass from formation to formation.
Describes the glaciated terrain of S. Wales.
Author: | Andrew Crombie Ramsay |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 6 May 1863 |
Classmark: | DAR 176: 11 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4143 |
From J. D. Hooker [7 May 1863]
Summary
Falconer going to France in defence of his views.
On scientific squabbling.
Herschel’s theory of the earth.
Bates’s book.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [7 May 1863] |
Classmark: | DAR 101: 135–6 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4144 |
From W. E. Darwin 8 May [1863]
Summary
Describes the structure of Corydalis and its arrangement for making pollen accessible to bees.
Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 8 May [1863] |
Classmark: | DAR 76: B188–90 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4147 |
From W. H. Flower 9 May 1863
Author: | William Henry Flower |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 9 May 1863 |
Classmark: | DAR 164: 138 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4149 |
From Charles Lyell 9 May 1863
Summary
Has been to Osborne on the Isle of Wight to visit Queen Victoria, who had lots of questions about CD.
Author: | Charles Lyell, 1st baronet |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 9 May 1863 |
Classmark: | The University of Edinburgh Centre for Research Collections (Lyell collection Coll-203/B9) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4149F |
From Henry Fletcher Hance 10 May 1863
Summary
Sends sketch of Catasetum tridentatum fruit at request of Edward Bradford.
CD incorrectly asserted that Catasetum is male [Orchids, pp. 236–8].
Author: | Henry Fletcher Hance |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 10 May 1863 |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 95 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4152 |
From J. D. Hooker [8 May 1863]
Summary
JDH encourages a Mr Salwyn [Osbert Salvin] to collect in Galapagos; would like CD to add his encouragement.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [8 May 1863] |
Classmark: | DAR 101: 134 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4154 |
From Osbert Salvin 12 May 1863
Summary
Has just returned from collecting in Central America and is planning to go to the Galapagos to gather specimens in all branches of natural history.
Author: | Osbert Salvin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 12 May 1863 |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 17 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4155 |
From John Edward Gray 12 May 1863
Summary
Cites instance in which different varieties of same species of plant flourished side by side under same conditions.
Author: | John Edward Gray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 12 May 1863 |
Classmark: | DAR 165: 208 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4156 |
From H. B. Dobell 12 May 1863
Summary
Sends copy of the table, which now embodies CD’s suggestions [see 4117].
Gives instances of persons born with two thumbs and comments on hereditary factor.
Author: | Horace Benge Dobell |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 12 May 1863 |
Classmark: | Darwin Pamphlet Collection–CUL (bound with G 395, Dobell 1862) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4158A |
From Julius von Haast 13 May 1863
Summary
Thanks CD for letter [3935].
Encloses report [missing] of his latest expedition [to west coast], which had a grand result.
Author: | John Francis Julius (Julius) von Haast |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 13 May 1863 |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 3 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4160 |
From Hugh Algernon Weddell 13 May 1863
Summary
Has searched in vain for the Ophrys apifera CD asked for.
Thanks CD for paper on Linum [Collected papers 2: 93–105].
Calls CD’s attention to his observations on Rubiaceae.
Author: | Hugh Algernon Weddell |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 13 May 1863 |
Classmark: | DAR 110: B60–1 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4161 |
From George Chichester Oxenden 13 May 1863
Summary
Going abroad; will miss the English orchid season.
Author: | George Chichester Oxenden |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 13 May 1863 |
Classmark: | DAR 173: 61 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4163 |
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Hooker, J. D. | (5) |
Becker, L. E. | (4) |
Darwin, W. E. | (4) |
Scott, John | (4) |
Austen, J. T. | (3) |
Darwin, C. R. | (43) |
Hooker, J. D. | (5) |
Becker, L. E. | (4) |
Darwin, W. E. | (4) |
Scott, John | (4) |