To J. D. Hooker 22 December [1865]
Summary
Is working one hour a day now, on illegitimate seedlings of Lythrum and Primula.
Begins to doubt John Scott’s accuracy about primrose and cowslip.
Does JDH believe in Karsten’s denial of parthenogenesis of Coelebogyne?
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 22 Dec [1865] |
Classmark: | DAR 115: 278, 278b |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4953 |
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 |
To J. D. Hooker [31 December 1865]
Summary
Will explain about the so-called hybrids of Lythrum when they meet.
JDH should not be proposed for Copley Medal this year because Royal Society Council has so few naturalists on it.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | [31 Dec 1865] |
Classmark: | DAR 115: 279 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4959 |
From Charles and Emma Darwin to J. D. Hooker [10 July 1865]
Summary
Health very bad. All scientific work stopped for 2½ months.
E. B. Tylor’s Early history of mankind [1865] impresses him.
Would like JDH’s opinion of last number of Spencer’s [Principles of] Biology [vol. 1 (1864)], especially on umbellifers. CD not satisfied with Spencer’s views on irregular flowers.
ED reports on CD’s health.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin; Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | [10 July 1865] |
Classmark: | DAR 115: 272 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4868 |
letter | (45) |
Darwin, C. R. | (23) |
Hooker, J. D. | (22) |
Darwin, Emma | (1) |
Wedgwood, Emma | (1) |
Hooker, J. D. | (23) |
Darwin, C. R. | (22) |
Darwin, C. R. | (45) |
Hooker, J. D. | |
Darwin, Emma | (1) |
Wedgwood, Emma | (1) |