From J. D. Hooker 18 January 1877
Summary
JDH discusses his and others’ experiments on survival of seeds. Impressed with resistance of some seeds and rapid decomposition of others. He wonders about "vitality" in the abstract.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 18 Jan 1877 |
Classmark: | DAR 104: 74–6 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10802 |
From J. D. Hooker 27 January 1877
Summary
JDH recounts discussion at Royal Society over Günther’s paper on distribution and affinities of gigantic tortoises ["Description of the living and extinct races of gigantic land-tortoises, Parts III and IV", Proc. R. Soc. Lond. 25 (1876–7): 506–7]. Huxley suggests they are Miocene relics.
Royal Society will publish Frank’s Dipsacus paper [but see 10971 and 11073].
Thiselton-Dyer will review Cross and self-fertilisation.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 27 Jan 1877 |
Classmark: | DAR 104: 77–9 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10817 |
From J. D. Hooker [2 March 1877]
Summary
JDH reports on Frank’s reading of his Dipsacus paper at the Royal Society. Huxley slept through much of it, but JDH is well pleased with it.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [2 Mar 1877] |
Classmark: | DAR 104: 93–4 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10873 |
From J. D. Hooker 19 March 1877
Summary
Oliver cannot, as CD has requested, hunt for trimorphic flowers in the Herbarium’s collection of Oxalis specimens. He would help Frank if he comes.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 19 Mar 1877 |
Classmark: | DAR 104: 80–1 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10898 |
From J. D. Hooker 29 May 1877
Summary
JDH’s view of Thiselton-Dyer’s engagement to his daughter, Harriet.
JDH is pleased to help with "bloom" questions.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 29 May 1877 |
Classmark: | DAR 104: 82–3 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10975 |
From J. D. Hooker 31 May 1877
Summary
Responding to CD’s request for assistance with his study of "bloom", JDH sends seeds, a list of available plants, and a list of English wild plants with "bloom".
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 31 May 1877 |
Classmark: | DAR 104: 84–5 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10977 |
From J. D. Hooker 14 June 1877
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 14 June 1877 |
Classmark: | DAR 104: 86–7 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11000 |
From J. D. Hooker 16 June 1877
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 16 June 1877 |
Classmark: | DAR 104: 88–9 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11003 |
From J. D. Hooker 18 June 1877
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 18 June 1877 |
Classmark: | DAR 104: 90–1 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11006 |
From J. D. Hooker 25 June 1877
Summary
Emperor of Brazil continues to press JDH for a meeting with CD.
JDH’s daughter, Harriet, marries W. T. Thiselton-Dyer.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 25 June 1877 |
Classmark: | DAR 104: 92 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11015 |
From J. D. Hooker 19 October 1877
Summary
JDH has just returned from U. S., where he worked on N. American geographical distribution with Asa Gray.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 19 Oct 1877 |
Classmark: | DAR 104: 95–6 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11190 |
From J. D. Hooker 7 November 1877
Summary
Sent rare cycad seeds for CD’s cotyledon study.
Welwitschia seed germinated at Kew had ordinary cotyledons. JDH thinks mature Welwitschia leaves are original cotyledons.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 7 Nov 1877 |
Classmark: | DAR 104: 97–8 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11227 |
From J. D. Hooker 13 November 1877
Summary
JDH cannot attend at the bestowal of CD’s honorary doctorate at Cambridge.
O. C. Marsh is rash to suggest all vertebrate types originated in America.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 13 Nov 1877 |
Classmark: | DAR 104: 99–100 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11234 |