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The Charles Darwin Collection
The Darwin Correspondence Project is publishing letters written by and to the naturalist Charles Darwin (1809–1882). Complete transcripts of letters are being made available through the Project’s website (www.darwinproject.ac.uk) after publication in the ongoing print edition of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin (Cambridge University Press 1985–). Metadata and summaries of all known letters (c. 15,000) appear in Ɛpsilon, and the full texts of available letters can also be searched, with links to the full texts.
Sends JDH a letter he has written supporting James Torbitt’s potato trials.
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?
Wants some seeds to see how certain seedlings break through ground.
Wants seedling of Quercus rubra or Q. coccinea.
Movement of cotton plant cotyledons.
Thanks JDH for his praise of Erasmus Darwin.
Delighted that JDH is thinking about geographical distribution, wishes he would go over the New Zealand flora again.
Letter of introduction for V. O. Kovalevsky.
Informs JDH of CD’s death.
Has left a book from Henslow for JDH at Athenaeum.
When Asa Gray wrote, did he send marked sheets [of his Manual of botany]?
Has just made out "new & wonderful" specific character between two of his pigeon breeds.
Comments on the travels of JDH.
Genera plantarum a most worthy undertaking.
Criticisms of the Darwin–Hooker understanding of HCW’s views of convergence.
Includes comments about George Bentham’s anniversary address to the Linnean Society with particular notice of the favourable attention to Darwin, except for Natural Selection, and to AG’s essay in the Atlantic Monthly.
He defends [W. B.] Carpenter and [Jeffries] Wyman against [Richard] Owen.
Gossip about scientific honours and other matters.
HCW’s criticisms of CD’s theory.
Discusses germination of charlock after a long interval.
JDH Should do as he sees fit about proposing him [John Scott] [for fellowship of the Linnean Society].
Is much vexed about Drosera.
Land-level changes and volcanic activity.
Apologises that the house is full this weekend, but next weekend would be good.
Thanks Hooker and Darwin for the money to emigrate to India to work.
Hopes to get another species of Desmodium from Mr Rollisson.
Lists plants in which he is interested, including Neptunia and Mimosa species.
Do any strictly tropical plants have glaucous leaves?
Asks for observations on irritable plants.
Discusses experiments and observations on pitchers [of Nepenthes]. Suggests procedures for JDH to follow.
Any plant of any family with a terminal or with any lateral leaflets greatly reduced would be interesting to CD for studying spontaneous movements.
Has not received Eucalyptus or Acacia plants from Rollisson.
Suggests experiment and observations to carry out on pitcher [of Nepenthes].