From C. W. Nägeli 31 March 1867
Summary
Summarises his 12-page letter in which he responds to CD’s criticisms of his theory of ‘perfectibility’.
| Author: | Carl Wilhelm von Nägeli |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 31 Mar 1867 |
| Classmark: | On permanent loan to KULTURAMA Zurich (Inv. 5109_L) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5475F |
To J. D. Hooker 5 April [1867]
Summary
C. Nägeli’s long letter on his four years of work on Hieracium appears to be valuable. Nägeli wants a set of British forms in exchange for German ones.
Sends note on a new genus of Umbelliferae (Drusa) in Canaries; speculates on origin.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 5 Apr [1867] |
| Classmark: | DAR 94: 14–16 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5488 |
To J. V. Carus 10 November 1866
Summary
Expresses gratification that JVC is to undertake new translation and revision of German edition of the Origin.
Has heard many complaints about Bronn’s translation. JVC would be justified in omitting Bronn’s appendix.
Suggests additions and changes, including reference to C. W. v. Nägeli’s Entstehung und Begriff [1865], though he disagrees with it.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Date: | 10 Nov 1866 |
| Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 1–3 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5273 |
To J. D. Hooker 6 January [1868]
Summary
Thanks for plant names.
H. C. Watson a renegade about natural selection. Discusses HCW’s views.
F. Müller’s letter enclosed.
Friedrich Hildebrand’s experiments are splendid for Pangenesis [Die Geschlechter-Vertheilung bei den Pflanzen (1867)].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 6 Jan [1868] |
| Classmark: | DAR 94: 39–40 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5779 |
| letter | (4) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Nägeli, C. W. von | (1) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (2) |
| Carus, J. V. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (4) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (2) |
| Carus, J. V. | (1) |
| Nägeli, C. W. von | (1) |
