To J. D. Hooker 27 January [1873]
Summary
Drosophyllum arrived; none of his observations turned out as he expected, but nevertheless he understands its habits better than he did. The secreting hairs that he observed may be explained as a mere chemical reaction.
Comments on various articles he has read.
Asks for Thiselton-Dyer’s notes.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 27 Jan [1873] |
Classmark: | DAR 94: 253–6 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8185 |
To J. D. Hooker 5 January [1873]
Summary
Asks whether his observations on absorptive powers of glandular hairs of plants are new facts.
Asks for a Drosophyllum.
Comments on Francis Galton’s article in Fraser’s Magazine,
Greg’s Enigmas,
and Alphonse de Candolle’s Histoire des sciences.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 5 Jan [1873] |
Classmark: | DAR 94: 243–7 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8726 |
From J. D. Hooker 7 January 1873
Summary
Fascinated by Greg’s Enigmas, though its matter is weak.
Is vexed at being drawn into hostility toward British Museum through William Carruthers’ insolence and presumption.
Recounts visit with Edward Cardwell [Secretary for War].
Has sent Candolle’s book to Gladstone.
JDH indignant at Gladstone’s speech putting English science below French and German.
Thinks it is an accepted dogma that glandular hairs are excreting only. Will ask others to confirm.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 7 Jan 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 103: 140–5 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8727 |
To J. D. Hooker 9 January 1873
Summary
Explains why he wants Drosophyllum.
Hopes JDH will be elected President of Royal Society.
Agrees with JDH on Greg’s Enigmas.
Would like Greg to visit Down if JDH comes as CD’s "protector".
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 9 Jan 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 94: 248–50 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8729 |
From J. D. Hooker 12 January 1873
Summary
Drosophyllum is coming from Dublin. Will ship it to Down when it arrives.
The awful honour of Presidency of Royal Society; his aversion to dignities and honours.
R. Strachey [Proc. R. Geogr. Soc. (1873): 450] has paid him and CD a compliment.
Letter from Gladstone.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 12 Jan 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 103: 146–7 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8732 |
To J. D. Hooker 12 January [1873]
Summary
Had thrown Geographical Society’s Proceedings in waste-basket, but as Strachey shows such admirable powers of discrimination he will fish it out and read the whole article.
Comments on 3d ed. of Sachs’s work [Lehrbuch der Botanik (1873)]. Wishes he were more controversial.
Has become wonderfully interested in Drosera and Dionaea.
9000 copies of Expression have been printed and most are sold.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 12 Jan [1873] |
Classmark: | DAR 94: 251–2 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8733 |
From J. D. Hooker [13 or 20 January 1873]
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [13 or 20] Jan 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 103: 138–9 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8734 |
From J. D. Hooker 20 January 1873
Summary
Hopes Drosophyllum was all right.
Opinion of Council of Royal Society [on Presidency] is twelve for JDH, five for Duke of Devonshire, and G. B. Airy for William Spottiswoode.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 20 Jan 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 103: 148 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8742 |
To J. D. Hooker 17 February 1873
Summary
Is drawing up the account of his crossing experiments. Requests JDH to add the families after nine genera, the names of which he encloses. Whenever there is no objection he would like to arrange the families in some sort of natural order.
Recommends Spalding’s article on instinct in Macmillan’s Magazine [27 (1873): 265–81].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 17 Feb 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 94: 257–8 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8769 |
From J. D. Hooker 20 February 1873
Summary
Delighted with John Traherne Moggridge’s book [Harvesting ants (1873)].
Has suggested he plant seeds in various receptacles. Only two explanations for failure of seeds to germinate [in ants’ nests]: lack of circulating air or formic acid.
Has undertaken a botany primer for Macmillan.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 20 Feb 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 103: 149–50 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8777 |
To J. D. Hooker 21 February [1873]
Summary
Will see whether formic acid delays germination of fresh seeds.
Thinks primer not at all a folly. Refers JDH to Asa Gray’s "child’s book" [see 8363].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 21 Feb [1873] |
Classmark: | DAR 94: 259–60 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8779 |
To J. D. Hooker [6 April 1873]
Summary
Wants to discuss raising a testimonial fund for Huxley and whether Huxley would stand this.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | [6 Apr 1873] |
Classmark: | DAR 94: 261–2 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8843 |
From J. D. Hooker [7 April 1873]
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [7 Apr 1873] |
Classmark: | DAR 103: 153–4 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8847 |
From J. D. Hooker 11 April 1873
Summary
George Henslow is worse. All plans to go abroad have been given up. James Paget’s diagnoses enclosed.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 11 Apr 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 103: 151–2 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8857 |
From J. D. Hooker 25 April 1873
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 25 Apr 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 103: 155–6 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8880 |
To J. D. Hooker 28 June 1873
Summary
Thanks for Dionaea.
George Bentham’s last Linnean Society [Presidential] Address [Proc. Linn. Soc. Lond. (1873): viii–xxix]. Admires it greatly.
CD’s recent work leads him to a different theory [from GB’s] on the separation of the sexes of plants.
Huxley has been at Down working with CD on Drosera – very helpful.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 28 June 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 94: 263–4 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8956 |
From J. D. Hooker 30 June 1873
Summary
Leaves Wednesday with Huxley for holiday.
Family news.
He too thinks well of Bentham’s address.
Asa Gray elected Foreign F.R.S.
G. J. Allman is being proposed for Royal Medal by JDH and Huxley.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 30 June 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 103: 157–8 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8958 |
To J. D. Hooker 1 July [1873]
Summary
Agrees with JDH on G. J. Allman’s work. Approves of JDH’s text proposing GJA for Royal Medal.
Will be proud to see General Richard Strachey at Down – a truly great man.
Specimens of Drosera are waiting to be examined.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 1 July [1873] |
Classmark: | DAR 94: 265–6 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8960 |
To J. D. Hooker 31 July [1873]
Summary
Has three common garden plants of which he needs to know correct names; will send specimens as soon as he hears JDH is back.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 31 July [1873] |
Classmark: | DAR 94: 267 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8991 |
From J. D. Hooker 3 August 1873
Summary
Returned last night. Huxley, left at Baden Baden, remarkably well.
Would like to come to Down with Strachey.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 3 Aug 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 103: 159 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8999 |
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Henslow, F. H. | (1) |
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