To Joseph Fayrer [before 25 June 1874]
Summary
Sends observations of poison acting on glands of Drosera. Poison acts as a stimulant to protoplasm. Very remarkable that poison acts so differently on the cilia and protoplasm of Drosera.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Fayrer, 1st baronet |
| Date: | [before 25 June 1874] |
| Classmark: | Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 23 (1874–5): 273–4 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9512F |
To Joseph Fayrer [1–3 July 1874]
Summary
Cobra poison is a stimulant to protoplasm. Poison acts very differently on cilia and protoplasm of Drosera.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Fayrer, 1st baronet |
| Date: | [1–3 July 1874] |
| Classmark: | Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 23 (1874–5): 274 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9527F |
To Joseph Fayrer 4 July [1874]
Summary
Suggests experiment involving cobra poison on white corpuscles. Thanks for offer of Crotalus poison.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Fayrer, 1st baronet |
| Date: | 4 July [1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 144: 104 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9533 |
From Joseph Fayrer 17 June 1874
Summary
Sends CD some cobra poison for his experiments.
| Author: | Joseph Fayrer, 1st baronet |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 17 June 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 108 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9497 |
From Joseph Fayrer 25 June 1874
Summary
Action of cobra poison.
| Author: | Joseph Fayrer, 1st baronet |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 25 June 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 109 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9514 |
From Joseph Fayrer 30 June 1874
Summary
Reports on results of experiments on effect of cobra poison on animal cilia and muscle.
| Author: | Joseph Fayrer, 1st baronet |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 30 June 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 58.1: 69–72 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9521 |
From Joseph Fayrer 6 July 1874
Summary
Will do experiments CD suggests.
Is sending his book on the poisonous snakes of India [The Thanatophidia of India (1872)].
| Author: | Joseph Fayrer, 1st baronet |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 6 July 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 110 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9534 |
From Joseph Fayrer 22 July 1874
Summary
Is glad CD approves of his book;
has not yet done any more experiments on snake poison.
| Author: | Joseph Fayrer, 1st baronet |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 22 July 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 111 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9559 |
| letter | (8) |
| Fayrer, Joseph | (5) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (5) |
| Fayrer, Joseph | (3) |
