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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Erasmus Darwin
Date:
14 Feb [1862]
Source of text:
DAR 210.6: 95
Summary:

Discusses WED’s growing interest in botany; would be grateful for certain observations.

Is much concerned about Horace’s illness.

Has sent Orchids MS to printers

and will work a little at dimorphism.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Erasmus Darwin
Date:
26 Apr [1862]
Source of text:
DAR 210.6: 96
Summary:

Thanks WED for eyeglass.

Reports on health of Horace and family matters.

Has finished Orchids.

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Darwin Correspondence Project
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Erasmus Darwin
Date:
[8 May 1862]
Source of text:
DAR 210.6: 97
Summary:

Hooker has written about WED’s going to Kew.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Erasmus Darwin
Date:
[31 May 1862]
Source of text:
DAR 210.6: 98
Summary:

Wants WED to forward dried Malaxis to G. C. Oxenden.

Has been dissecting Viola flowers.

[Letter from Emma Darwin to WED, verso p. 3.]

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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Erasmus Darwin
Date:
13 [June 1862]
Source of text:
DAR 210.6: 99
Summary:

Leonard has scarlet fever; CD is sorry WED is unwell.

Contributor:
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Erasmus Darwin
Date:
[24 July 1862]
Source of text:
DAR 210.6: 101
Summary:

Discusses dimorphic plants, valerian and Erythraea. Would like to look at them; suggests WED draw up a paper on them.

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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Erasmus Darwin
Date:
4 [July 1862]
Source of text:
DAR 210.6: 100
Summary:

Reports some observations on the fertilisation of wheat which WED might follow up.

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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Erasmus Darwin
Date:
9 July [1862]
Source of text:
DAR 185: 11
Summary:

Lenny [Leonard Darwin]’s illness.

Polymorphism in valerian and Lythrum salicaria.

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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Erasmus Darwin
Date:
[after 14 July 1862]
Source of text:
DAR 185: 12
Summary:

Leonard’s illness.

Polymorphism in valerian and Erythraea.

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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Erasmus Darwin
Date:
[2–3 Sept 1862]
Source of text:
DAR 210.6: 103
Summary:

Asks WED to send some specimens [of Lythrum?].

[Letter from Emma Darwin to WED on verso.]

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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Erasmus Darwin
Date:
[2–3 Aug 1862]
Source of text:
DAR 185: 70, DAR 210.6: 102
Summary:

Discusses Lythrum, "a really wonderful case"; asks WED to make observations and collect specimens; sends a diagram which shows what crosses he believes are fertile.

Would like George to watch bees visiting the flowers; wants some pods from different forms to compare shapes and count seeds.

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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Erasmus Darwin
Date:
4 [Nov 1862]
Source of text:
DAR 210.6: 105
Summary:

Discusses a crossing experiment.

Has been counting the seeds in pods [of Lythrum?].

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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Erasmus Darwin
Date:
[10? Sept 1862]
Source of text:
DAR 210.6: 104
Summary:

Gives advice as to whether certain meteorological observations would be worth making.

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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Erasmus Darwin
Date:
[25 Oct 1862]
Source of text:
DAR 210.6: 106
Summary:

Asks WED to make some observations on differences in pods of Lythrum.

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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Erasmus Darwin
Date:
30 [Oct 1862]
Source of text:
DAR 210.6: 107
Summary:

Thanks WED for observations on Lythrum.

Discusses family affairs.

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From:
William Erasmus Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[2 Nov 1862]
Source of text:
Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 10)
Summary:

Counted seeds by tens. Sends some.

Contributor:
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From:
William Erasmus Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
12 Feb [1862]
Source of text:
Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 1)
Summary:

Discusses his new microscope.

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From:
William Erasmus Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
June 1862
Source of text:
DAR 162.1: 89
Summary:

Found 27 flowers of Orchis latifolia and in 16 of them were dead flies of one particular kind.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
William Erasmus Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[1 Aug 1862]
Source of text:
Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 13)
Summary:

Suggests sending plant specimens. Asks about visit of Emma and the boys.

Contributor:
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From:
William Erasmus Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
14 June [1862]
Source of text:
Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 2)
Summary:

WED’s travel plans; an insect he has observed on Orchis maculata.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project