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 |
From J. T. Moggridge 15 July [1864]
Summary
Sends seeds of Trichonema and bulb and leaves of Romulea rollii, plus specimens showing two forms of Primula marginata.
Author: | John Traherne Moggridge |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 15 July [1864] |
Classmark: | DAR 110: A29–30 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4567 |
From J. T. Moggridge 19 July [1864]
Summary
Offers notes on Romulea rollii with sketch of a dissection.
Author: | John Traherne Moggridge |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 19 July [1864] |
Classmark: | DAR 110: A25a, A25b |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4570 |
From John Traherne Moggridge 17 May [1865]
Summary
Sends fresh plants from France: Lythrum graefferi, Romulea.
Does CD know Pulmonaria is dimorphic?
Author: | John Traherne Moggridge |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 17 May [1865] |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 202 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4835 |
From J. T. Moggridge 14 October [1865]
Summary
Thanks for "Climbing plants".
Author: | John Traherne Moggridge |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 14 Oct [1865] |
Classmark: | DAR 171.2: 203 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4915 |
From J. T. Moggridge 27 December [1865]
Summary
Sends a tin full of Ophrys by his brother, who should take about 60 hours to reach Down.
Author: | John Traherne Moggridge |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 27 Dec [1865] |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 210 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4957 |
From John Traherne Moggridge 15 February [1866]
Summary
Is sending Ophrys plants marked as CD requested as wild or under cultivation. Discusses arrangements for a scheme planned for 1867 and his method for marking his Ophrys specimens.
Author: | John Traherne Moggridge |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 15 Feb [1866] |
Classmark: | DAR Pamphlet collection G368 (bound in part of Moggridge 1865–8) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5008A |
From J. T. Moggridge 10 May [1866]
Summary
Sends a box of orchids.
Author: | John Traherne Moggridge |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 10 May [1866] |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 205 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5084 |
From J. T. Moggridge 21 May [1866]
Summary
Sends plants from France.
J. B. E. Bornet of Antibes, working in G. A. Thuret’s garden, finds Cistus hybrids do not follow the old dictum of having the mother’s foliage and the father’s habit. Bornet is engaged in long-term study.
JTM seeks invitation to Down.
Author: | John Traherne Moggridge |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 21 May [1866] |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 206 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5096 |
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