From:
George Henslow
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
2 Dec 1865
Source of text:
DAR 166: 152, 152/1
Summary:
Has been writing a review of CD’s "Climbing plants" for Popular Science Review [5 (1866): 55–65].
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
William Pollard Pattison
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
4 Dec 1865
Source of text:
DAR 174: 29
Summary:
An actuary wants to know whether the probability that a woman of English–Indian parentage will have a child after age 35 is the same as for a European woman.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Thomas Gold Appleton
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
5 Dec [1865]
Source of text:
DAR 159: 112
Summary:
Sends specimen of Californian fish that inhabits mountain lakes. The lakes often dry up and the fish have developed legs to enable them to wander in search of water.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Roland Trimen
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
13 Dec 1865
Source of text:
DAR 178: 185
Summary:
Butterflies of Mauritius.
RT’s Bonatea paper published by Linnean Society [J. Linn. Soc. Lond. (Bot.) 9 (1867): 156–60].
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[23] Dec 1865
Source of text:
DAR 102: 47–50
Summary:
No one believes in Karsten.
Surprised by CD’s observations that illegitimate crosses within a species produce hybrid-like offspring.
JDH’s scepticism of Scott’s observations.
On proposing James Hector vs Julius von Haast for Royal Society; on learned society honours.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
24 Dec 1865
Source of text:
DAR 102: 51–2
Summary:
Oliver says H. E. Baillon found stamens on female flowers of Coelebogyne, but JDH and many botanists have never found any stamens.
Lyell wants to propose JDH for Copley Medal.
Contributor:
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From:
John Traherne Moggridge
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
27 Dec [1865]
Source of text:
DAR 171: 210
Summary:
Sends a tin full of Ophrys by his brother, who should take about 60 hours to reach Down.
Contributor:
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From:
Robert Monsey Rolfe, 1st Baron Cranworth of Cranworth
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
28 Dec 1865
Source of text:
DAR 161: 233
Summary:
Sending cheque for Down parish charities.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project