From George Henslow 2 December 1865
Summary
Has been writing a review of CD’s "Climbing plants" for Popular Science Review [5 (1866): 55–65].
| Author: | George Henslow |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 2 Dec 1865 |
| Classmark: | DAR 166: 152, 152/1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4944 |
From William Pollard Pattison 4 December 1865
Summary
An actuary wants to know whether the probability that a woman of English–Indian parentage will have a child after age 35 is the same as for a European woman.
| Author: | William Pollard Pattison |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 4 Dec 1865 |
| Classmark: | DAR 174: 29 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4946 |
From Roland Trimen 13 December 1865
Summary
Butterflies of Mauritius.
RT’s Bonatea paper published by Linnean Society [J. Linn. Soc. Lond. (Bot.) 9 (1867): 156–60].
| Author: | Roland Trimen |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 13 Dec 1865 |
| Classmark: | DAR 178: 185 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4951 |
From J. D. Hooker [23] December 1865
Summary
No one believes in Karsten.
Surprised by CD’s observations that illegitimate crosses within a species produce hybrid-like offspring.
JDH’s scepticism of Scott’s observations.
On proposing James Hector vs Julius von Haast for Royal Society; on learned society honours.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [23] Dec 1865 |
| Classmark: | DAR 102: 47–50 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4954 |
From J. D. Hooker 24 December 1865
Summary
Oliver says H. E. Baillon found stamens on female flowers of Coelebogyne, but JDH and many botanists have never found any stamens.
Lyell wants to propose JDH for Copley Medal.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 24 Dec 1865 |
| Classmark: | DAR 102: 51–2 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4955 |
From J. T. Moggridge 27 December [1865]
Summary
Sends a tin full of Ophrys by his brother, who should take about 60 hours to reach Down.
| Author: | John Traherne Moggridge |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 27 Dec [1865] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 210 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4957 |
From Robert Monsey Rolfe 28 December 1865
Summary
Sending cheque for Down parish charities.
| Author: | Robert Monsey Rolfe, 1st Baron Cranworth of Cranworth |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 28 Dec 1865 |
| Classmark: | DAR 161: 233 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4958 |
From Thomas Gold Appleton 5 December [1865]
Summary
Sends specimen of Californian fish that inhabits mountain lakes. The lakes often dry up and the fish have developed legs to enable them to wander in search of water.
| Author: | Thomas Gold Appleton |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 5 Dec [1865] |
| Classmark: | DAR 159: 112 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5296 |
| Hooker, J. D. | (2) |
| Appleton, T. G. | (1) |
| Henslow, George | (1) |
| Moggridge, J. T. | (1) |
| Pattison, W. P. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (8) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (2) |
| Appleton, T. G. | (1) |
| Henslow, George | (1) |
| Moggridge, J. T. | (1) |
