To John Traherne Moggridge 19 June [1864]
Summary
Discusses fertilisation of flowers by bees. Thanks JTM for drawings.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Traherne Moggridge |
Date: | 19 June [1864] |
Classmark: | DAR 146: 372 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4540 |
To J. T. Moggridge 1[7] July [1864]
Summary
Discusses dimorphism in flowers. Describes his experiments.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Traherne Moggridge |
Date: | 1[7] July [1864] |
Classmark: | DAR 146: 373 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4563 |
To J. T. Moggridge 13 October [1865]
Summary
Discusses self-fertilisation in bee and spider orchids. Asks JTM to conduct experiment.
Comments on plates [see J. T. Moggridge’s contribution to Flora of Mentone and winter flora of the Riviera, including the coast from Marseilles to Genoa London 1866, 1871. Part II dated 1865; Part I, 1866].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Traherne Moggridge |
Date: | 13 Oct [1865] |
Classmark: | DAR 146: 374 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4914 |
To J. T. Moggridge 13 November [1866]
Summary
Discusses fertilisation of peas by bees. Asks for seeds.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Traherne Moggridge |
Date: | 13 Nov [1866] |
Classmark: | DAR 146: 375 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5277 |
To J. T. Moggridge 1 October [1867]
Summary
Hopes JTM’s health will improve.
Asks for information about crosses of peas.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Traherne Moggridge |
Date: | 1 Oct [1867] |
Classmark: | DAR 146: 376 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5638 |
To John Traherne Moggridge 7 June 1869
Summary
Glad JTM intends to write a paper. Discusses JTM’s research on Arbutus.
CD’s riding accident.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Traherne Moggridge |
Date: | 7 June 1869 |
Classmark: | DAR 146: 377 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6777 |
To J. T. Moggridge 22 June [1871]
Summary
Thanks JTM for information on ants.
Mentions letter "from a Texas gentleman" Gideon Lincecum describing ants that plant seeds [see 3082].
Notes that fly orchid is unattractive to insects. Asks JTM to attempt fertilisation experiment with this plant.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Traherne Moggridge |
Date: | 22 June [1871] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.399) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7830 |
To J. T. Moggridge 9 October [1872]
Summary
Discusses JTM’s research on habits of insects. "How incomparably more valuable are such researches than the mere description of a thousand species."
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Traherne Moggridge |
Date: | 9 Oct [1872] |
Classmark: | DAR 146: 378 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8550 |
To J. T. Moggridge 10 March 1873
Summary
Much obliged for seeds. Will expose seeds to chemical vapours.
Comments on JTM’s spider experiments.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Traherne Moggridge |
Date: | 10 Mar 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 146: 379 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8805 |
To J. T. Moggridge 27 August 1873
Summary
Comments on experiments of touching seeds with acid.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Traherne Moggridge |
Date: | 27 Aug 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 146: 380 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9030 |
To J. T. Moggridge 10 March 1874
Summary
Criticises paper by Ziegler [see 9339].
Acid experiments on seeds have failed.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Traherne Moggridge |
Date: | 10 Mar 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 146: 381 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9349 |
To J. T. Moggridge 12 June [1874]
Summary
Did not know Duval-Jouve was an evolutionist.
Delighted at JTM’s success with spiders.
On JTM’s experiments with acids on seeds.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Traherne Moggridge |
Date: | 12 June [1874] |
Classmark: | DAR 146: 382 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9490 |