To J. D. Hooker 2 June [1864]
Summary
Requests climbing plants.
Asks that Oliver be told that he now does not care "how many tendrils he makes axial".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 2 June [1864] |
| Classmark: | DAR 115: 237 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4517 |
To J. D. Hooker 10 June [1864]
Summary
CD has proved common oxlip to be a hybrid of cowslip and primrose.
Reviewing literature on climbing plants, CD finds he has much new material.
W. H. Harvey claims evidence of saltation in a dandelion.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 10 June [1864] |
| Classmark: | DAR 115: 238a–c |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4525 |
To John Scott 10 June 1864
Summary
Letter of recommendation stating his high opinion of John Scott.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Scott |
| Date: | 10 June 1864 |
| Classmark: | Transactions of the Hawick Archæological Society (1908): 68 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4528 |
To J. D. Hooker 13 June [1864]
Summary
W. H. Harvey’s dandelion case worth publishing.
Suspects the uniform Primula elatior JDH referred to is a distinct species.
Scott’s paper on Passiflora shows variability of reproductive systems.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 13 June [1864] |
| Classmark: | DAR 115: 239 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4531 |
To Daniel Oliver [c. 10 June 1864]
Summary
Asks DO to draw diagram of Lythrum on board at Linnean Society for reference during the reading of CD’s paper.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Daniel Oliver |
| Date: | [c. 10 June 1864] |
| Classmark: | DAR 261.10: 61 (EH 88206044) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4532 |
To A. R. Wallace 15 June [1864]
Summary
Short reply to ARW’s long letter. Reaffirms belief in sexual selection.
Postscript on M.-J.-P. Flourens’ "little dull book against me" [Examen du livre de M. Darwin (1864)].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Date: | 15 June [1864] |
| Classmark: | The British Library (Add. MS 46434: 47) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4535 |
To Daniel Oliver 15 June [1864]
Summary
L. H. Palm [Über das Winden der Pflanzen (1827)] is better on climbing plants than H. von Mohl [Über den Bau und das Winden der Ranken und Schlingpflanzen (1827)].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Daniel Oliver |
| Date: | 15 June [1864] |
| Classmark: | DAR 261.10: 49 (EH 88206032) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4536 |
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. D. Hooker 25 [June 1864]
Summary
John Scott preparing to leave soon.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 25 [June 1864] |
| Classmark: | DAR 115: 239b, 240 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4544 |
To Friedrich Hildebrand 25 June [1864]
Summary
Thanks for orchids.
Recovering from nine months’ illness.
Discusses fertilisation of Pulmonaria.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Friedrich Hermann Gustav (Friedrich) Hildebrand |
| Date: | 25 June [1864] |
| Classmark: | Courtesy of Eilo Hildebrand (photocopy) (Original, previously owned by Klaus Groove, sold by Venator and Hanstein, Cologne (dealers), 16 March 2018.) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4545 |
To E. A. Darwin 30 June 1864
Summary
Has heard nothing about the Copley Medal. Is grateful for Hugh Falconer’s interest [see 4546].
Supplies details about circumstances of his voyage on the Beagle.
Does not believe that his sea-sickness was the cause of his subsequent ill-health.
Encloses the requested list of publications [see 4550].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Erasmus Alvey Darwin |
| Date: | 30 June 1864 |
| Classmark: | ML 1: 247–8; DAR 154: 67 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4548A |
To Frances Emma Elizabeth Wedgwood 28 June [1864]
Summary
Family matters; CD’s feelings on death of FW’s son [James Mackintosh Wedgwood, 1834–64].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Frances Emma Elizabeth (Fanny) Mackintosh; Frances Emma Elizabeth (Fanny) Wedgwood |
| Date: | 28 June [1864] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.300) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4547 |
| letter | (12) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (4) |
| Oliver, Daniel | (2) |
| Darwin, E. A. | (1) |
| Hildebrand, Friedrich | (1) |
| Mackintosh, F. E. E. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | |
| Hooker, J. D. | (4) |
| Oliver, Daniel | (2) |
| Darwin, E. A. | (1) |
| Hildebrand, Friedrich | (1) |
| Mackintosh, F. E. E. | (1) |
| Moggridge, J. T. | (1) |
| Scott, John | (1) |
| Wallace, A. R. | (1) |
| Wedgwood, F. E. E. | (1) |
