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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.
Observations on pollinia of Orchis maculata
and on Primula elatior. [On latter, see Forms of flowers, p. 34.]
His research on Orchis maculata.
Discusses effect of disuse of anthers in Salvia officinalis.
Pleased CD can use his observations on Primula elatior.
Describes data relating to variability of Primula elatior.
Observations on unusual mating behaviour of canaries.
Describes formation of student nature study club at the University of Jena. Sends birthday greetings from the club.
Arrived in Brazil three months ago. Studying insects and plants, but work suffers from lack of scientific literature.
Fritz Müller has written to him to observe relations between ants and plants.
Writing popular articles about evolution for German newspaper in Brazil.
Sends paper from Kosmos.
Expects to spend several years in Brazil.
Thanks for gift of Movement in plants.
Plans botanical research in Brazil.
Hermann von Jhering is conducting experiments on snakes.
WB obliged to work as newspaper correspondent.
Plans breeding experiments on dimorphic plants.
Describes his collections and research on Brazilian insects, especially Orthoptera. Comments on insect phylogeny.
