From Francis Darwin to ? 23 August 1878
Summary
Writes for CD. Thanks correspondent for curious case of inheritance, which CD cannot use as he is working in different directions.
| Author: | Francis Darwin |
| Addressee: | Unidentified |
| Date: | 23 Aug 1878 |
| Classmark: | Yale University: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library (GEN MSS MISC Group 104 F-1) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11672 |
From Francis Darwin [4–7 August 1878]
Summary
Experiments on effects of removing "bloom" from leaves and fruit.
| Author: | Francis Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [4–7 Aug 1878] |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 57 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11632 |
From Francis Darwin [before 3 August 1878]
Summary
Sachs jumps to the conclusion twiners and tendrils are similar from the Menispermum that twined without a stick. Akebia grows down a stick; not only the free end is involved.
Sleeping plants.
| Author: | Francis Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [before 3 Aug 1878] |
| Classmark: | DAR 209.8: 152 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11638 |
To Francis Darwin 3 August [1878]
Summary
Is pleased FD’s climbing work goes well.
Thanks him for information on heliotropism.
Discusses sleep movements
and his observations on the sensitivity of radicle tips.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | 3 Aug [1878] |
| Classmark: | DAR 211: 42 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11639 |
To Francis Darwin 14 [August 1878]
Summary
Instructs FD to plant some Oxalis seeds.
Wishes to trace the movement of an old cotyledon. Asks him to examine and compare the pulvinus of a species which moves its cotyledon greatly with one of a species that moves it only moderately.
Are the tendrils ready for heliotropic experiment yet?
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | 14 [Aug 1878] |
| Classmark: | DAR 211: 43 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11658 |
To Francis Darwin [17 August 1878]
Summary
Instructions to sow some seeds
and suggestions for experiment on effects of removal of bloom.
Likes Hugo de Vries very much; has hardly ever seen so modest a man.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | [17 Aug 1878] |
| Classmark: | DAR 211: 44 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11668 |
To Francis Darwin [19 August 1878]
Summary
Asks FD to reply to a letter [11653a] requesting a list of CD’s books.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | [19 Aug 1878] |
| Classmark: | DAR 271.2: 4v |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11669 |
From Francis Darwin [after August 1878]
Summary
Observations of leaf movement at Würzburg Botanic Garden.
| Author: | Francis Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [after Aug 1878] |
| Classmark: | DAR 209.14: 33 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11683 |
To Francis Darwin [1 August 1878]
Summary
Describes observations and experiments on the response to light of Bignonia capreolata tendrils.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | [1 Aug 1878] |
| Classmark: | DAR 211: 52 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12077 |
| Darwin, C. R. | (5) |
| Darwin, Francis | (4) |
| Darwin, Francis | (5) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Unidentified | (1) |
| Darwin, Francis | (9) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (8) |
| Unidentified | (1) |
