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DCP-LETT-8049F

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
3 [Dec 1872]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Directors’ Correspondence vol. 156, Indian Letters, Calcutta Botanic Garden II 1860–1900, f. 1086)
Summary:

JDH Should do as he sees fit about proposing him [John Scott] [for fellowship of the Linnean Society].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-8552

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
10 Oct [1872]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Thiselton-Dyer, W. T., Letters from Charles Darwin 1873–81: 31–2)
Summary:

Is much vexed about Drosera.

Land-level changes and volcanic activity.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-857G

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
16 [Apr 1845?]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (JDH/2/2/1 f. 312)
Summary:

Apologises that the house is full this weekend, but next weekend would be good.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-8587F

From:
John Scott
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
31 Oct 1872
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Directors’ Correspondence Vol. 156, Indian letters, Calcutta Botanic Garden II 1860–1900, f. 1087)
Summary:

Thanks Hooker and Darwin for the money to emigrate to India to work.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-9100

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
18 Oct [1873]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (JDH/3/6 Insectivorous plants 1873–8 f.3a)
Summary:

Hopes to get another species of Desmodium from Mr Rollisson.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-9107

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
[before 20 Oct 1873?]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (JDH/3/6 Insectivorous plants 1873-8 f.39b)
Summary:

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.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-9130

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
3 Nov [1873]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (JDH/3/6 Insectivorous plants 1873–8 ff. 2–3 and 39a)
Summary:

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.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-9134

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
6 Nov [1873]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (JDH/3/6 Insectivorous plants 1873–8 f.5)
Summary:

Suggests experiment and observations to carry out on pitcher [of Nepenthes].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-9135

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
6 Nov 1873
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (JDH/3/6 Insectivorous plants 1873–8 f.4)
Summary:

Is coming to stay in London and wants to arrange a visit to Kew to talk with JDH, see the Eucalypti, and observe Mimosa albida.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-9523

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
[before 15 July 1874]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (JDH/3/6 Insectivorous plants 1873–8: 38–9)
Summary:

Suggests experiments to try [with Nepenthes]. Asks JDH to test whether cabbage seeds and peas exposed to the ferment germinate.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-9613

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
30 Aug [1874]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (JDH/6/3 Insectivorous plants 1873–8: 40)
Summary:

Thanks JDH for his "quite admirable" address [Rep. BAAS 44 (1874) pt 2: 102–16]. Suggests revisions.

CD thinks he is "now on right track about Utricularia" after wasting several weeks "in fruitless trials and observations".

Mrs Barber’s paper is very curious and ought to be published.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

JHC10

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Sir William Jackson Hooker
Date:
17 November 1847
Source of text:
JDH/1/10 f.2, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

JDH writes from Lisbon regarding his journey, letter sent with one to Miss Henslow. Anticipates good passage as far as Sidon but plans after reaching Egypt are uncertain, he will stay close to G.G. [Governor General]. Discusses how grandfather has invested JDH's money & how to draw money from W. & T.[?] after arrival in Calcutta [Kolkata]. Letter arrived at Portsmouth containing letters of introduction for JDH in Calcutta. Suggests Miss Cracroft would be liked by his family & should visit Kew & wants to know what friends of hers he should visit in India. Mother to forward this information through Mrs Kendal. Reports on progress with V.D.L. [van Diemen's Land] plants to be sent home by Dr Salmon, not Miller, along with the with the Niger m/s [manuscript]. Provisionally calls the new V.D.L. cruciferous plant Bretonia. This & the Fagus called ‘gunnii’ from the m/s of Gunn’s trip should be checked by Pl[anchon?] to see if names are occupied & characters drawn up. Dr Richardson to be informed what ship the plants are sent on so he can send case of bottles by the same via steamer to Barnes. JDH to write again from Gibraltar with account of Lisbon.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

JHC100

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Sir William Jackson Hooker
Date:
18 March 1850
Source of text:
JDH/1/10 f.268-270, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

JDH on his way to Calcutta [Kolkata] to ask Lord Dalhousie & Jung Bahadur together for permission to travel in Nepaul [Nepal]. Resting with cousin of Brian [Houghton] Hodgson's. Discusses Lobb & his collecting: Lobb has a Ward's case full of young Argenteum. Discusses Sikkim incident, Lushington & the General in detail. JDH has arranged & parcelled vast collections, some hundred men's loads. [Hugh] Falconer [HF] has informed JDH of the dispatch of some of his collections by the ship 'Queen' under Captain McLeod. The shipment incl. all of the 1848 collection & part of the 1847 collection incl. the leaf bellows, guns, wood cups & vast chest of museum articles. JDH has sent all his drawings of c.300 species & sketches, incl.fungi. Has drawn around 500 species & plants in total. Also sends a few dried plants chiefly Compositae from 17 to 19 ,000 feet. Tchuka rhubarb is amongst the drawings. Hopes WJH will publish Rhododendron series consecutively in 3 folios fascicules. Has descriptions ready for Apr Southampton mail. The Hodgsonia plate WJH sent is magnificent. If he goes to Nepal JDH hopes to send the desired anther drawing. Discusses telescope, actinometer & compass. Knows nothing of Boott & has not received his Ward's cases. Thomson is collecting Rhododendron dalhousiae, R. argenteum, R. punctatum[?], Orchideae & sundries. At JDH's request HF planted a few seeds of nearly all the Rhododendrons in Ward's cases for RBG Kew. Lord Hardinge writes craving Rhododendron & alpine seeds but JDH has none. Courtenay has left Lord Dalhousie. Also mentions Grey, G.G. [George Gardner], [Archibald] Campbell & Welby Jackson[?]. Discusses the reasons for & against going to Nepal incl. credit of being the greatest Himalayan traveller if he goes in by Sikkim & out by Kumaon. Would not go to Bhotan [Bhutan] without 500 men in front & behind him. Is overloaded with Sikkim politics.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

JHC1000

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Joseph Symonds Hooker
Date:
30 June 1887
Source of text:
JDH/2/7 f.4, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

JHC1001

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Joseph Symonds Hooker
Date:
1 July 1888
Source of text:
JDH/2/7 f.5-5a, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

JHC1002

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Joseph Symonds Hooker
Date:
6 July 1888
Source of text:
JDH/2/7 f.6, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

JHC1003

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Joseph Symonds Hooker
Date:
10 July 1888
Source of text:
JDH/2/7 f.7-7a, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

JHC1004

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Joseph Symonds Hooker
Date:
15 July 1888
Source of text:
JDH/2/7 f.8-8a, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

JHC1005

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Joseph Symonds Hooker
Date:
3 October 1888
Source of text:
JDH/2/7 f.9, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

JHC1006

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Joseph Symonds Hooker
Date:
27 January 1889
Source of text:
JDH/2/7 f.10, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project
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