From Daniel Oliver 16 September 1862
Summary
Envelope containing specimens (apparently mentioned in the letter from Daniel Oliver 27 February 1863 (S 4015)).
Author: | Daniel Oliver |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 16 Sept 1862 |
Classmark: | DAR 142: 104 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13891G |
From Daniel Oliver [4–8 February 1862]
Summary
Cites descriptions of melastomads in C. V. Naudin, Annales des Sciences Naturelles 3d ser., vols. 12–18.
Author: | Daniel Oliver |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [4–8 Feb 1862] |
Classmark: | DAR 205.8: 69 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2916 |
From Daniel Oliver 10 April 1862
Summary
Now believes flowers of Fumariaceae must be self-fertilised.
Planning a piece on dimorphism in the Natural History Review ["On the two forms, or dimorphic condition, in the species of Primula … by Charles Darwin", n.s. 2 (1862): 235–43].
Observations on Campanula dimorphism.
Author: | Daniel Oliver |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 10 Apr 1862 |
Classmark: | DAR 173.1: 13 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3502 |
To Daniel Oliver 12 [April 1862]
Summary
DO’s observations on polymorphism in Primula and Campanula. CD recognises three classes of dimorphism, as in Primula, Thymus, and Campanula and violets.
DO’s Campanula paper and Royal Institution lecture [Not. Proc. R. Inst. G. B. 3 (1858–62): 431–3].
CD’s interest in Fumariaceae from A. Gray’s comments on "selfing".
Bees bite holes in flowers when same species grows in high density.
Organisation of CD’s notes.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Daniel Oliver |
Date: | 12 [Apr 1862] |
Classmark: | DAR 261.10: 1 (EH 88205985) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3504 |
To Daniel Oliver 20 [April 1862]
Summary
Requests Oxalis acetosella, which he suspects is dimorphic.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Daniel Oliver |
Date: | 20 [Apr 1862] |
Classmark: | DAR 261.10: 56 (EH 88206039) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3512 |
From Daniel Oliver 23 April 1862
Summary
Distinguishes two kinds of floral dimorphism: that affecting sexual organs and that affecting outer envelopes.
Author: | Daniel Oliver |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 23 Apr 1862 |
Classmark: | DAR 173.1: 14 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3515 |
To Daniel Oliver 24 April [1862]
Summary
Thanks for Oxalis. Only experimentation will show whether disproportion of long- to short-styled flowers is a functional dimorphism.
Case of aestival flowers is very curious.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Daniel Oliver |
Date: | 24 Apr [1862] |
Classmark: | DAR 261.10: 47 (EH 88206030) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3516 |
From Daniel Oliver 14 May 1862
Summary
Thanks for Orchids.
Author: | Daniel Oliver |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 14 May 1862 |
Classmark: | DAR 173.1: 15 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3546 |
To Daniel Oliver [before 11 June 1862]
Summary
Asa Gray approves of Orchids; his work on American species confirms CD’s findings.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Daniel Oliver |
Date: | [before 11 June 1862] |
Classmark: | DAR 261.10: 33 (EH 88206016) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3583 |
To Daniel Oliver 8 June [1862]
Summary
Describes floral anatomy of a Catasetum sent by DO.
Has gone on from orchids to studying insect agency in Pelargonium.
His doubts on the worth of publishing Orchids.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Daniel Oliver |
Date: | 8 June [1862] |
Classmark: | DAR 261.10: 32 (EH 88206015) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3592 |
To Daniel Oliver 24 July [1862]
Summary
Asa Gray has a self-fertilising Platanthera, like the bee orchid. CD believes problem of the latter will some day be explained. Speculates [Ophrys] arachnites may be crossing form and bee orchid self-fertilising form of the same species.
Cytisus adami is a puzzle.
Pleased if DO will review Orchids [Nat. Hist. Rev. n.s. 2 (1862): 371–6] .
His review of Primula paper was capital. [Nat. Hist. Rev. n.s. 2 (1862): 235–43].
Requests peloric plants.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Daniel Oliver |
Date: | 24 July [1862] |
Classmark: | DAR 261.10: 34 (EH 88206017) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3664 |
From Daniel Oliver 28 July 1862
Summary
Sends orchids from W. H. Gower.
Author: | Daniel Oliver |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 28 July 1862 |
Classmark: | DAR 173: 16 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3668 |
To Daniel Oliver 29 [July 1862]
Summary
Cares more for dimorphism now than for orchids. Today saw the three forms of Lythrum, which means there should be 18 different practicable crosses.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Daniel Oliver |
Date: | 29 [July 1862] |
Classmark: | DAR 261.10: 55 (EH 88206038) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3702 |
To Daniel Oliver 2 September [1862]
Summary
Exciting work on trimorphism in Lythrum salicaria. Requests Lythraceae from Kew.
Wants to know of plants other than Melastoma and Lythrum with coloured pollen.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Daniel Oliver |
Date: | 2 Sept [1862] |
Classmark: | DAR 261.10: 35 (EH 88206018) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3706 |
To Daniel Oliver [17 September 1862]
Summary
Performed a large number of Lythrum crosses before leaving home.
Working on Drosera for amusement. Has tried effect on plants of vegetable substances active on animal nervous systems, e.g., opium; makes Drosera inactive for hours.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Daniel Oliver |
Date: | [17 Sept 1862] |
Classmark: | DAR 261.10: 36 (EH 88206019) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3709 |
From Daniel Oliver 4 September 1862
Summary
Sends flowers with anthers of two colours.
Author: | Daniel Oliver |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 4 Sept 1862 |
Classmark: | DAR 173: 17 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3711 |
From Daniel Oliver 13 September 1862
Summary
Has given directions to save seeds of Lythrum hyssopifolium.
CD’s diagram of Lythrum salicaria is very remarkable. [See Collected papers 2: 107.]
Author: | Daniel Oliver |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 13 Sept 1862 |
Classmark: | DAR 111 (ser. 2): 60 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3718 |
To Daniel Oliver 14 September [1862]
Summary
Asks DO to name enclosed Lythrum received from CD’s sister-in-law [Sarah Elizabeth Wedgwood]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Daniel Oliver |
Date: | 14 Sept [1862] |
Classmark: | DAR 261.10: 37 (EH 88206020) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3720 |
From Daniel Oliver 14 April 1862
Summary
Discusses primrose ovules,
Atlantis paper [Nat. Hist. Rev. (1862): 149–70],
plant migrations;
Corydalis.
Author: | Daniel Oliver |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 14 Apr 1862 |
Classmark: | DAR 101: 54–5 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3722 |
To Daniel Oliver 13 October [1862]
Summary
Requests Linum, for dimorphism study.
Reviewer of Orchids [Nat. Hist. Rev. n.s. 2 (1862): 371–6]is correct about the organisation of the book; he wonders who the reviewer is.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Daniel Oliver |
Date: | 13 Oct [1862] |
Classmark: | DAR 261.10: 37 (EH 88206020), 261.10: 66 (EH 88206049) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3758 |
Darwin, C. R. | (13) |
Oliver, Daniel | (10) |
Oliver, Daniel | (13) |
Darwin, C. R. | (10) |