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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.
Discusses length of pistils, and measuring seeds and pods for botanical work.
Sends comments on Lythrum.
Effect on seed production of differences in distance between Lythrum plants.
Sends observations on Lythrum. Reports bad health of Maud Atherley.
Distances between Lythrum plants.
Has found Lythrum, and sends some. Wants to know what CD thinks of frog discussion between Sandars and James. Asks CD to send objects for microscope demonstration. Means to go see the London Exhibition again. Has finished reading Orley Farm and returns it.
Sends description of Chrysosplene, asks about glands.
Discusses partnership in bank and whether Atherley would like to retire.
Sent off Corydalis. Observations on Corydalis pistils.
Discusses dimorphism in linum and primula. Describes death of Mrs. Ashworth.
Sends observations on [Anchusa] plants from Isle of Wight.
Describes the structure of Corydalis and its arrangement for making pollen accessible to bees.
Alarmed that CD did not see what WED saw in Corydalis lutea. Has found buckbean in the New Forest. Will get seeds of Corydalis claviculata.
Spoke to Rosas, and gave him CD’s paper.
Could not find Anchusa but will go out and find some.
Has signed and forwarded some orders.
[Outline sketches of pollen from long- and short-styled yellow cowslips and from a red cowslip.]
Has drawn all three forms of primroses CD sent "with same result". Has found no pink variety with middle style.
Sends drawings of the pollen from Chinese Primula plants with styles and pistils of different lengths; observations on sizes and condition of their pollen.
Observations on [length of style and length of filament and stigmas of] Pulmonaria.