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DCP-LETT-10138

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
Date:
29 Aug [1875]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 330–1)
Summary:

On publishing details of Variation [2d ed.].

CD mortified and annoyed to hear that RC has complained to Messrs Clowes of the extra expense because proofs for Climbing plants were put on wider paper at CD’s request.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-10139

From:
Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
30 Aug 1875
Source of text:
DAR 171: 468
Summary:

Apologises for the annoyance caused about the size of proof paper. Clears up misunderstanding. As for Climbing plants, RC thinks no less than 1500 copies of a book by CD should be printed.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-10140

From:
Samuel Newington
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
30 Aug 1875
Source of text:
DAR 172: 34
Summary:

Reports a competition between the air roots of two varieties of grapevines. The victor changed the flavour and shape of the loser’s fruit.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-10141

From:
George Rolleston
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
30 Aug 1875
Source of text:
DAR 147: 554
Summary:

Sends copy of his "Address [to the department of anthropology", Rep. BAAS 45 (1875): 142–56].

Notes criticism of remark by Walter Bagehot dealing with extinction of barbarians [cited in Descent 1: 239].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-10142

From:
Joseph Fayrer, 1st baronet
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
31 Aug 1875
Source of text:
DAR 164: 114
Summary:

Sends a copy of his book [The royal tiger of Bengal (1875)].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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DCP-LETT-10177F

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Robert Lawson (Lawson) Tait
Date:
15 Aug [1875]
Source of text:
Leeds University Library Special Collections (Brotherton Collection, tipped into Insectivorous plants (1875): MS Misc. Letters 2)
Summary:

Thanks him for his kind review of Insectivorous plants in the Spectator. Disputes Tait’s report of a Nepenthes that trapped a fly but did not digest it.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-10178

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Francis Darwin
Date:
[31 Aug 1875 or later]
Source of text:
DAR 271.3: 13
Summary:

Sends proofs of Variation [2d ed.] for FD to look over.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-6319

From:
William Darwin Fox
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
16 Aug [1875]
Source of text:
DAR 164: 188
Summary:

Discusses deafness in white cats. Every blue-eyed, white cat WDF has known has been deaf.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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DCP-LETT-9968A

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury
Date:
[8 Aug 1875 or earlier]
Source of text:
Kenneth Hince Book Auctions (dealer) (8 November 1983)
Summary:

Discusses the time of the Duke’s arrival on Tuesday. [See 9968.]

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

RS-MM-000955

From:
Joseph Louis Francois Bertrand
To:
Royal Society
Date:
19 August 1875
Source of text:
MM/15/12, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society

JHC1097

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
King of Siam (Thailand) Chulalongkorn Rama V (King of Siam [Thailand])
Date:
11 August 1875
Source of text:
JDH/1/16 f.55, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

JHC1513

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
General William Munro
Date:
31 August 1875
Source of text:
MUN/1 f.135, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project
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