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To W. C. Tait 12 and 16 March 1869
Summary
Thanks for specimen of Drosophyllum.
Describes capacity of various plants to catch flies.
Cannot name fern specimen.
Laugher pigeon descended from Columba livia.
Discusses tailless dogs.
Believes astronomical phenomenon responsible for oscillation of level of earth’s crust.
Would WCT like copy of Orchids?
Expected plants [Drosophyllum] have arrived.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Chester Tait |
| Date: | 12 and 16 Mar 1869 |
| Classmark: | DAR 147: 541; Sotheby’s (dealers) (19 July 1990) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6661 |
From W. C. Tait 2 March 1869
Summary
Sends a single specimen of Drosophyllum lusitanicum with description from F. de Avellar Brotero’s Flora Lusitanica [1804].
Discusses Portuguese ferns,
inherited mutilation,
and the earth’s geological history.
Evolution of behaviour and beauty by natural selection.
| Author: | William Chester Tait |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 2 Mar 1869 |
| Classmark: | DAR 58.1: 18a–f |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6639 |
From W. C. Tait 5 March 1869
Summary
Is forwarding potted specimens of Drosophyllum.
Will make inquiries about sheep.
| Author: | William Chester Tait |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 5 Mar 1869 |
| Classmark: | DAR 178: 45 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6644 |
Document type
| letter | (3) |
Author
| Tait, W. C. | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
Addressee
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Tait, W. C. | (1) |
