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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.
Apologises for and explains the delay in supplying Haeckel with sponge specimens.
Mentions some of the interesting crustacean specimens he has received from the Porcupine cruise off the West of Ireland.
Gives the definition of ‘distal’ and explains what ‘thrips’ are. Suggests that LR uses his descretion in his translation of Orchids about certain descriptive phrases such as ‘saddle-formed’, but suggests he use them each at least once.
Declines offer to look over LR’s translation.
Asks whether the wild boar in India is polygamous.
Suggests Englishmen who might provide sponge specimens.
Sexual differences in Labidocera darwinii, in Entomostraca, and Myriapoda.
Encloses letter from W. B. Dawkins concerning "our old savage progenitors with their ground-down teeth".
Huxley has shown him the jaws of an Anoplotherium brought from the Gallegos by R. O. Cunningham.
Saw Hallett’s wheat crops at Brighton; results of his selection very striking.
Huxley is assembling his Darwiniana papers for republication.
Has written a crushing reply to Richard Congreve ["The scientific aspects of positivism", Fortn. Rev. n.s. 5 (1869): 653–70] and JDH feels "infantine" beside him.
Comments on Sabine’s being offered and accepting K.C.B.
On the antennae of Labidocera.
Size of sexes in Entomostraca.
Visiting arrangements.
Polygamous breeding habits of the Indian wild boar. [See Descent 1: 267.]
Replies to JDH on Hallett; doubts that already improved varieties do not vary in other respects.
The North British Review article [see 6841] is worth reading "scientifically"; it made CD feel small.
Awaits JDH’s decision on affinities of Drosophyllum and Drosera.
Is curious to see proportion of males to females in recent census in India.
Speculates on the function of the separate stamen of papilionaceous flowers.
Offers TSC specimens of parasitic worms collected by CD in S. America.
Thanks for two copies of Teoria Darwiniana, one of which has been sent to the Royal Society.
Immature male spiders usually resemble in colour the females of their species of the same age. In some species colours of sexes differ when mature.
THF’s view, if confirmed, pleases CD in that what appears a mere morphological character is found to be of use. Carl Nägeli has been attacking him on this head.
Will work on papilionaceous flowers since CD encourages it. Discusses function of hairs in certain plants.
Did not intend to imply that Hallett said variation stopped, but that it arrives at a point where further accumulation in direction sought is so slow as to result practically in fixity of type – but not absolute fixity.
Duke of Argyll has requested JDH to superintend publication of a flora of India. JDH thinks he [Argyll] is paying him off for his kick at natural theology.
Willy [Hooker] returning from New Zealand.
A unique character in Drosophyllum.
Sees no reason for CD to contribute to Ross and Faraday memorials.
Faraday memorial is an exception.
George [Darwin] has convinced CD that North British Review article is by P. G. Tait [see 6841].
Surprised that leaves of Drosophyllum are always rolled backwards at their tips, but did not know it was unique character.
Reports on a family of cats observed locally in which some members are six-toed.