From:
William Darwin Fox
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
5 [May 1864]
Source of text:
DAR 164: 181
Summary:
Would like to come to Down to visit.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
John Scott
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
5 May [1864]
Source of text:
DAR 177: 105
Summary:
Encloses MS of his paper ["On individual sterility of Oncidium", J. Linn. Soc. Lond. (Bot.) 8 (1865): 162–7].
His next will be on Passiflora, Disemma, and Tacsonia [J. Linn. Soc. Lond. (Bot.) 8 (1865): 197–206].
When he receives proofs of his Primula paper he will add CD’s case about equal-styled cowslip.
Contributor:
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From:
William Erasmus Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
6 May 1864
Source of text:
DAR 110: A75–6
Summary:
Diagrams of short- and long-styled Pulmonaria under magnification.
Contributor:
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From:
Erasmus Alvey Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
7 May [1864]
Source of text:
DAR 105: B27
Summary:
Henry Holland sends thanks for Zoonomia.
Sir Henry would not expect podophyllin to be good for CD.
Contributor:
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From:
Henry Trimen
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
10 May 1864
Source of text:
DAR 178: 183
Summary:
Cannot give information about the box of Oxalis bulbs that his brother [Roland Trimen] has forwarded to CD.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
10 May 1864
Source of text:
DAR 106: B12–13
Summary:
On the Borneo cave exploration.
ARW will send his contribution to theory of origin of man. The vast mental and cranial differences between man and apes, whereas structural differences in other parts of body are small. The problem of explaining diversity of human races along with the stability of man’s form during all historical epochs. Discussion with "Anthropologicals" [following reading of ARW’s paper, "The origin of human races", before the Anthropological Society, 1 Mar 1864].
Contributor:
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Text Online
From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
10 May 1864
Source of text:
- Cambridge University Library: DAR 106: B12-13
- British Library, The: BL Add. 46434 f. 38
- Wallace Family Collection (private collection)
- Marchant, J. (Ed.). (1916). In: Alfred Russel Wallace; Letters and Reminiscences. Vol. 1. London & New York: Cassell & Co. [pp. 152-153]
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
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From:
William Erasmus Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
12 May [1864]
Source of text:
DAR 110: A66–7
Summary:
Observations on style length of 150 flowers of Pulmonaria [angustifolia]. [See Forms of flowers, p. 105.]
Contributor:
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From:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
14 May 1864
Source of text:
DAR 101: 218–19
Summary:
Is burning to hear CD’s reaction to Wallace’s excellent paper on man ["Origin of human races and the antiquity of man", J. Anthropol. Soc. Lond. 2 (1864): clviii–clxxxvi].
Wallace’s disclaimer of credit for natural selection is high-minded.
Contributor:
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Text Online
From:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
14 May 1864
Source of text:
Cambridge University Library: DAR 101: 218-19
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
From:
John Scott
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
16 May [1864]
Source of text:
DAR 177: 106
Summary:
Thanks for communicating Oncidium sterility paper [see 4485] to Linnean Society.
Surprised that CD’s seedlings of non-dimorphic cowslip breed true.
Surprised also that the red primrose he sent reverts to wild form. He had reasoned from red’s infertility with yellow that it was an established variety. Tries to correlate inheritance of colour and sterility between varieties.
Contributor:
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From:
Hewett Cottrell Watson
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[16 May 1864]
Source of text:
DAR 142: 94
Summary:
Cover containing some seeds mentioned in the letter to H. C. Watson, 28 May [1864], f.2 (S 4512).
Contributor:
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From:
Charles Cardale Babington
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
18 May 1864
Source of text:
DAR 160: 6
Summary:
Glad to hear CD well again.
Will send Lythrum hyssopifolium flowers from Botanic Garden if they are in bloom; does not know where to find wild specimen, but thinks they are same as garden type.
Is finishing his course of lectures, which was attended by 35–45 people.
Contributor:
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From:
William Erasmus Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
18 May [1864]
Source of text:
DAR 110: A83–6, A94
Summary:
Sends Pulmonaria anthers, with measurements of styles and pollen counts.
Contributor:
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From:
William Erasmus Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[19 May 1864]
Source of text:
DAR 110: B43–7
Summary:
Sends specimens of Menyanthes with observations and drawings [see Forms of flowers, p. 115].
Contributor:
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From:
William Henry Harvey
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
19 May 1864
Source of text:
DAR 166: 116
Summary:
Sends dandelion [enclosed] with peculiar form of achene; suggests this solitary "sport" must have arisen by sudden jump from normal type.
Contributor:
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From:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
19 May 1864
Source of text:
DAR 101: 220–1
Summary:
JDH suggests Scott go to India; he will write letters of introduction.
Conversation with Herbert Spencer.
George Bentham would like to know how CD’s view of hybridism diverges from Charles Naudin’s.
Contributor:
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From:
William Erasmus Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[after 19 May 1864]
Source of text:
DAR 108: 83
Summary:
[Outline sketches of pollen from long- and short-styled yellow cowslips and from a red cowslip.]
Contributor:
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From:
William Erasmus Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[20 May 1864]
Source of text:
DAR 110: A82, A87–8
Summary:
Clarifies his letter of 18 May [4500].
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Hewett Cottrell Watson
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[20 May 1864]
Source of text:
DAR 142: 95
Summary:
Taeas [?] allied to L. hyssopifolia. [Cover containing packets of seed specimens.] Mentioned in the letter to H. C. Watson, 28 May [1864], f.2 (fS 4512).
Contributor:
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