From J. D. Hooker 14 March 1867
Summary
Has been persuaded to accept BAAS Presidency.
On Charles Naudin’s discovery of seeds of Chamaerops fertilised by the date-palm.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 14 Mar 1867 |
| Classmark: | DAR 102: 145–6 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5441 |
From J. D. Hooker 20 March 1867
Summary
Sends Naudin’s letter.
Pangenesis.
Benjamin Clarke is mad.
Interested in CD’s Ipomoea experiment.
Scott’s experiments are all in CD’s favour.
Clarifies a sentence in "Insular floras".
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 20 Mar 1867 |
| Classmark: | DAR 102: 147–50 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5449 |
From J. D. Hooker 23 March 1867
Summary
More on Naudin’s hybrid; the wonder lessened slightly.
JDH’s view that insular plants [distantly] related to those of continents are common came to him only after the lecture was in print; has not yet thought it out fully.
Moroccan flora may throw some light on Madeira flora.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 23 Mar 1867 |
| Classmark: | DAR 102: 151–3; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Directors’ Correspondence 143: 643) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5456 |
From J. D. Hooker 26 [and 27] March 1867
Summary
Will be glad to have seeds of plants and CD’s climbing plant, which he has no doubt is Siphocampylus.
Anxious about his baby [Reginald Hooker].
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 26 and 27 Mar 1867 |
| Classmark: | DAR 102: 154–5 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5461 |
From J. D. Hooker 31 March 1867
Summary
Baby’s situation hopeless.
E. Perceval Wright on way to Seychelles for collecting.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 31 Mar 1867 |
| Classmark: | DAR 102: 156 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5477 |
