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From John Hutton Balfour   14 January 1862

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Thanks for Primula paper [Collected papers 2: 45–63]; will examine some [Edinburgh] Botanic Garden samples in its light.

Huxley visiting Edinburgh and spoke on man’s zoological relations with monkeys [see Man’s place in nature (1863)]. JHB disagrees with his views.

Author:  John Hutton Balfour
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  14 Jan 1862
Classmark:  DAR 160.1: 31
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-3387

From John Hutton Balfour   22 April 1863

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Thanks for paper on Linum [Collected papers 2: 93–105].

One of his gardeners [John Scott] is also studying such fertilisation and appreciates CD’s encouragement; Scott has paper to read for Edinburgh Botanical Society.

Author:  John Hutton Balfour
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  22 Apr 1863
Classmark:  DAR 160: 32
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-4119

From J. H. Balfour   22 September 1864

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Does not know an Edinburgh nurseryman who can supply the cowslips and primroses CD wants; will try to get them from the Botanic Garden.

Hears from Hooker that CD is also examining Lythrum.

Author:  John Hutton Balfour
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  22 Sept 1864
Classmark:  DAR 160: 33
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-4620
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