To Friedrich Hildebrand 5 January [1868]
Summary
Congratulates FH on graft-hybrid of potato. Importance of FH’s discovery to be discussed in Variation [2d ed., 1: 420].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Friedrich Hermann Gustav (Friedrich) Hildebrand |
Date: | 5 Jan [1868] |
Classmark: | Klaus Groove (private collection); sold by Venator and Hanstein, Cologne (dealers), 16 March 2018) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5777 |
To Friedrich Hildebrand 14 November [1868]
Summary
Suggests FH’s graft-hybrid potatoes should remain with FH.
Sends addresses of Alfred Russel Wallace and Alexander Wallace for August Weismann.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Friedrich Hermann Gustav (Friedrich) Hildebrand |
Date: | 14 Nov [1868] |
Classmark: | Eilo Hildebrand (private collection of facsimiles) (Original, previously owned by Klaus Groove, sold by Venator and Hanstein, Cologne (dealers), 16 March 2018) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6459F |
To Friedrich Hildebrand 16 November 1868
Summary
Thanks for Botanische Zeitung notice of CD’s paper ["On the character and hybrid-like nature of the offspring from the illegitimate unions of dimorphic and trimorphic plants", J. Linn. Soc. Lond. (Bot.) 10 (1869): 393–437]. FH writes clearest style of all German authors.
Asks that August Weismann be told about papers by Wallace and Bates.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Friedrich Hermann Gustav (Friedrich) Hildebrand |
Date: | 16 Nov 1868 |
Classmark: | Eilo Hildebrand (private collection of facsimiles) (Original, previously owned by Klaus Groove, sold by Venator and Hanstein, Cologne (dealers), 16 March 2018) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6461 |
From Friedrich Hildebrand 2 January 1868
Summary
Reports making graft-hybrid potatoes.
Has found direct action of pollen in Mays [Zea] crosses and apple-trees.
F. Delpino has asked for CD’s address.
Author: | Friedrich Hermann Gustav (Friedrich) Hildebrand |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 2 Jan 1868 |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 207 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5774 |
From Friedrich Hildebrand 18 May 1868
Summary
Sends graft-hybrid notice.
Author: | Friedrich Hermann Gustav (Friedrich) Hildebrand |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 18 May 1868 |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 208 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6182 |
From Friedrich Hildebrand 3 July 1868
Summary
Thanks CD for mentioning his Corydalis and Primula experiments in Variation.
Has become Professor of Botany at Freiburg.
Encloses specimen of Corydalis cava.
Author: | Friedrich Hermann Gustav (Friedrich) Hildebrand |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 3 July 1868 |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 209 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6267 |
From Friedrich Hildebrand 4 November 1868
Summary
Potato graft-hybrid fails to give potatoes.
August Weismann requests Wallace’s address to find out about experiments on butterflies hinted at in Variation.
Author: | Friedrich Hermann Gustav (Friedrich) Hildebrand |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 4 Nov 1868 |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 210 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6448 |
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Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
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