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From Thomas Rivers   21 January 1863

Summary

Sends some trees to CD.

Would be pleased to receive the copy of Origin offered by CD as gift.

Will give CD any tree or shrub he may want.

Refers to curious strawberry hybrids noticed in Journal of Horticulture [I. Anderson-Henry, "Crossing strawberries", J. Hortic. n.s. 4 (1863): 45–6].

Author:  Thomas Rivers
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  21 Jan 1863
Classmark:  DAR 176: 160
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-3933

From Thomas Rivers   26 January 1863

Summary

Thanks CD for Origin.

TR has often thought naturalists do not pay enough attention to the effect of site, soil, and climate on animals and plants and "hence has arisen the enormous number of so-called species".

His observations on people of different counties.

Author:  Thomas Rivers
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  26 Jan 1863
Classmark:  DAR 176: 161
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-3946

From Thomas Rivers   30 January 1863

Summary

Asks CD’s views on TR’s observations that leaves breathe from their under-surfaces.

Peach-trees in hothouses cannot be kept in health unless fresh air is admitted so as to make its way under the leaves.

Continues his observations on the effect of environment on men – those migrating to America gradually assuming Indian-like features.

Author:  Thomas Rivers
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  30 Jan 1863
Classmark:  DAR 176: 162
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-3955

From Thomas Rivers   [3 February 1863]

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Summary

His observations of "selection" in growth of seedling trees.

Author:  Thomas Rivers
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  [3 Feb 1863]
Classmark:  DAR 46.1: 95
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-3965

From Thomas Rivers   6 January [1865]

Summary

Thanks CD for his paper on Lythrum [Collected papers 2: 106–31].

Astonished by CD’s powers of observation and perseverance.

His elms raised from three varieties of weeping elms are doing well.

Author:  Thomas Rivers
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  6 Jan [1865]
Classmark:  DAR 176: 163
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-4381

From Thomas Rivers   6 July 1865

Summary

Thanks CD for "Climbing plants" [see 4861].

Encloses sketch of a climbing French bean.

Tells of a row of non-climbing haricot beans that in good season put out slender climbing shoots.

He has the peach almond in fruit this season.

Author:  Thomas Rivers
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  6 July 1865
Classmark:  DAR 176: 164
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-4866

From Thomas Rivers   17 May 1866

Summary

Will be sure to send the Cytisus and Laburnum blooms when they flower.

Author:  Thomas Rivers
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  17 May 1866
Classmark:  DAR 176: 165
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-5094

From Thomas Rivers   20 May 1866

Summary

Sends a sketch of the haricot climbing the shoot of the plum-tree [see 4866].

Hopes to see CD at the [Horticultural] Congress on Wednesday [30 May].

Sends data on movement direction of Wisteria shoots.

Author:  Thomas Rivers
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  20 May 1866
Classmark:  DAR 176: 166; 176: 188.1
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-5102

From Thomas Rivers   6 June 1866

Summary

Sends blooms of Cytisus purpureus-elongatus.

Author:  Thomas Rivers
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  6 June 1866
Classmark:  DAR 176: 167
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-5114

From Thomas Rivers   8 October 1866

Summary

Has searched scores of purple-fruited nut-trees, but not a nut is to be found. Has heard there are some nearby and will send them as soon as he receives them.

Author:  Thomas Rivers
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  8 Oct 1866
Classmark:  DAR 176: 168
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-5235

From Thomas Rivers   14 October 1866

Summary

Sends CD a letter from Mr Claydon responding to TR’s doubts and confirming the truth of a report that a farmer had "transmuted" oats into barley.

Author:  Thomas Rivers
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  14 Oct 1866
Classmark:  DAR 176: 169
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-5242

From Thomas Rivers   26 April 1867

Summary

Sends a root of a wild oat-grass from California and the root of a variety of barley that came from it. Several varieties of barley, all differing from English varieties, came up in the same bed of oat-grass. "The transmutation of a genus seems almost incredible" but TR has seen so many changes he has ceased to doubt strongly.

Author:  Thomas Rivers
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  26 Apr 1867
Classmark:  DAR 176: 170
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-5516

From Thomas Rivers   9 September 1867

Summary

Reports on a curious cross in peach varieties, in which the male made a firm large peach into a fruit more almond-like than itself.

Author:  Thomas Rivers
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  9 Sept 1867
Classmark:  DAR 176: 171
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-5624

From Thomas Rivers   31 January 1868

Summary

Thanks CD for sending him Variation and for honouring his name by its frequent mention in the work.

Author:  Thomas Rivers
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  31 Jan 1868
Classmark:  DAR 176: 172
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-5821

From Thomas Rivers   29 March 1872

Summary

Sends two vines for CD’s experiments, with instructions for grafting.

Mentions a hybrid plum–peach.

Author:  Thomas Rivers
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  29 Mar 1872
Classmark:  DAR 176: 173
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-8259
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