From J. D. Hooker 18 March 1878
Summary
Has been consulting with Mrs Lyell about the possibility of publishing Lyell’s letters. Asks CD’s opinion on the matter.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 18 Mar 1878 |
Classmark: | DAR 104: 107–8 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11431 |
To J. D. Hooker 25 March [1878]
Summary
CD and Frank think they have proved that function of plant sleep is to protect leaves from injury by chilling radiation. Requests plants for experiment to determine whether underside of leaf is hardier than upper.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 25 Mar [1878] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 469–70 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11443 |
To J. D. Hooker 28 March [1878]
Summary
Studying geotropism.
Experiments using exposure to frost to study nyctitropism are difficult to perform because species vary in frost tolerance.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 28 Mar [1878] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 471–2 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11452 |
From J. D. Hooker 9 June 1878
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 9 June 1878 |
Classmark: | DAR 104: 109–10 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11547 |
From J. D. Hooker 20 February – 16 [March] 1848
Summary
Though correspondence has never ebbed so low, CD is constantly in his thoughts.
Observations on cheetahs used as domesticated hunting animals.
Finds geographical barriers sometimes separate species, but also finds species that remain separate where there are no barriers to migration.
Colour "individuates" isolated animal species.
Plains and alpine animal distribution show altitude not strictly analogous to latitude.
Impact of timber cutting on climate has led to extinction of crocodiles.
Will discuss coal formation in letter to Edward Forbes.
CD often asked whether isolated mountains in southern latitudes had closely allied representatives of Arctic and north temperate plants; JDH has found a representative barberry.
Making for Darjeeling via Calcutta.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 20 Feb – 16 [Mar] 1848 |
Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (India letters 1847–51: 52–4 JDH/1/10) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1158 |
To J. D. Hooker 1 July 1878
Summary
JDH may put CD’s name down for £200 for the proposed fund.
Does JDH have a plant of Porlieria hygrometrica he could lend to CD?
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 1 July 1878 |
Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Royal Society Letters, c. 1875 – c. 1905, JDH/2/18: f.36) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11581 |
From J. D. Hooker 2 July 1878
Summary
JDH details the subscription fund’s finances.
Has finished lecture for Royal Society on N. American plant distribution.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 2 July 1878 |
Classmark: | DAR 104: 111–12 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11583 |
To J. D. Hooker 3 July [1878]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 3 July [1878] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 473 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11588 |
From J. D. Hooker 31 July 1878
Summary
Burdened with Anniversary Address to the Royal Society.
Quips that even Huxley is running out of speeches.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 31 July 1878 |
Classmark: | DAR 104: 114 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11636 |
To J. D. Hooker 3 October [1878]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 3 Oct [1878] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 474 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11713 |
From J. D. Hooker 4 October 1878
Summary
Frank asked to summarise work with CD for use in JDH’s Royal Society address.
Work with A. Gray shows Colorado plants closer to Altai than to E. or W. America.
Work with J. Ball shows Moroccan plants very distinct from nearby Canaries.
JDH on Royal Commission to Paris Exhibition.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 4 Oct 1878 |
Classmark: | DAR 104: 115–17 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11714 |
To J. D. Hooker 5 October [1878]
Summary
Before JDH discusses flora of Canary Islands CD suggests he read F. B. White’s paper [see 11707], which explains stocking of Atlantic island fauna as due to changed currents during [last, or Miocene] northern glacial period.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 5 Oct [1878] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 475–6 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11715 |
From J. D. Hooker 7 October 1878
Summary
Botanical evidence is against F. B. White’s origin of St Helena fauna. JDH holds flora is S. African. Since plants must arrive before insects, if fauna is Palearctic then flora survived glacial period. Flora not Miocene since old and relic orders are absent. Suggests S. African west coastal mountains as insects’ origin.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 7 Oct 1878 |
Classmark: | DAR 104: 118–20 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11718 |
To J. D. Hooker 10 May 1848
Summary
Confident of species theory as result of applying it to cirripede sexual systems.
CD’s opinion of E. Blyth. JDH should meet Blyth, inquire about domesticated varieties, study insular flora, solve coal-plant problem.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 10 May 1848 |
Classmark: | DAR 114: 112 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1174 |
To J. D. Hooker 14 December [1878]
Summary
Thanks for JDH’s description of CD’s work in Nature.
Anthony Rich to bequeath his property (over £1100 a year) to CD.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 14 Dec [1878] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 477–8 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11794 |
From J. D. Hooker 14 December 1878
Summary
Congratulates CD on the Anthony Rich bequest.
Sad but relieved to retire as President of the Royal Society.
Describes battle with Treasury over use of an empty house at Kew.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 14 Dec 1878 |
Classmark: | DAR 104: 121–4 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11795 |
To J. D. Hooker 17 December [1878]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 17 Dec [1878] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 479–80 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11798 |
From J. D. Hooker 24 July [1848]
Summary
Brian Hodgson reading CD’s Journal of researches with delight.
Forwarding breeding pamphlets.
JDH recommends P. S. Pallas on degeneration.
CD’s facts on sex in barnacles startling.
Hugh Falconer’s health.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 24 July [1848] |
Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (India letters 1847–51: 94 JDH/1/10) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1193 |
From J. D. Hooker 13 March 1879
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 13 Mar 1879 |
Classmark: | DAR 104: 125–7 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11938 |
To J. D. Hooker 16 March [1879]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 16 Mar [1879] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 481–2 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11939 |
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