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To John Scott 20 [June 1863]
Summary
Glad to hear of JS’s orchid paper [Trans. Bot. Soc. Edinburgh 7 (1863): 543–50].
Suggests experiments on peloria.
Wants to count seed of the self-fertile red cowslip with equal stamens and styles.
Can send account of Hottonia.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Scott |
| Date: | 20 [June 1863] |
| Classmark: | DAR 93: B53–4 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4114 |
To John Scott 6 June [1863]
Summary
CD has spoken to Hooker of JS’s scientific merit, but has not suggested him for a colonial appointment.
Advice on style of writing.
Making extensive extract of JS’s orchid paper to communicate to Linnean Society [J. Linn. Soc. Lond. (Bot.) 8 (1865): 162–7].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Scott |
| Date: | 6 June [1863] |
| Classmark: | DAR 93: B38–40 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4206 |
To John Scott 11 June [1863]
Summary
Hooker is impressed by JS’s MS on closing of stigma.
He will help find him a position. Hooker says if it is known that JS agrees with CD’s views, he will be unpopular in Edinburgh.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Scott |
| Date: | 11 June [1863] |
| Classmark: | DAR 93: B22–3 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4212 |
