To Francis Darwin [before 26 June 1873]
Summary
Sends FD £5 for the loan of his microscope.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
Date: | [before 26 June 1873] |
Classmark: | DAR 211: 5 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13794 |
To Francis Darwin [before 15 April 1873]
Summary
Sends to Pantlludw [North Wales] bottle of formic acid. FD and Amy [Darwin] can search for spawn. If found, keep in two basins and add 6 drops of acid to one and look for differences.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
Date: | [before 15 Apr 1873] |
Classmark: | DAR 271.4: 6 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8848A |
To Francis Darwin 16 April [1873]
Summary
"Try only 1 or 2 drops of Formic A[cid]."
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
Date: | 16 Apr [1873] |
Classmark: | DAR 271.3: 6 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8862 |
To Francis Darwin [17 April 1873]
Summary
Fears all the seeds are dead. Will try with less vapour of formic acid.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
Date: | [17 Apr 1873] |
Classmark: | DAR 271.3: 7 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8866 |
To Francis Darwin 15 August [1873]
Summary
Observations on bees’ biting holes in Lathyrus.
Suggests an experiment FD could carry out with Drosera.
CD is working on Mimosa, and "everything has turned out as perversely as possible".
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
Date: | 15 Aug [1873] |
Classmark: | DAR 271.3: 8 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9014 |
To Francis Darwin 18 [August 1873]
Summary
Pollination and floral structure of Lathyrus. Asks where bees bite through the flowers.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
Date: | 18 [Aug 1873] |
Classmark: | DAR 271.3: 9; DAR 271.4: 1 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9015 |
To Francis Darwin [4 September 1873]
Summary
Asks FD to bring any book that gives the affinities of the various earths, alkalis and metals.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
Date: | [4 Sept 1873] |
Classmark: | DAR 271.9: 2 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9040F |
To Francis Darwin 10 October 1873
Summary
Asks for details about microscope parts.
Wants FD to ask Hooker for species of Desmodium; CD believes he has found new movements.
Also ask whether Hooker has Drosophyllum.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
Date: | 10 Oct 1873 |
Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (JDH/3/6 Insectivorous plants 1873-8 f.1) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9095 |
To Francis Darwin 22 October 1873
Summary
Lists observations he would like FD to make on the dried species of Desmodium at Kew.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
Date: | 22 Oct 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 271.3: 10 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9106 |
To Francis Darwin 23 October [1873]
Summary
Wants FD to look at the little lateral leaflets of Desmodium. CD has "a wild hypothesis that the little leaflets may be tendrils reconverted into leaflets".
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
Date: | 23 Oct [1873] |
Classmark: | DAR 271.3: 11 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9110 |