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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
James Philip Mansel Weale
Date:
6 May [1865]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.308)
Summary:

Sends advice on naturalist matters.

W. H. Harvey’s work [with Wilhelm Sonder, Flora capensis (1859–65)],

and Robert Brown’s publication ["On the organs and mode of fecundation in Orchideae and Asclepiadeae", Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. 16 (1833): 685–745].

Writes of having seen in S. America a Hymenopteran with tarsi covered with pollen-masses of Asclepias.

Interested in JPMW’s researches in South American caverns.

Mentions poor health.

Thanks for tracings.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
James Philip Mansel Weale
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
9 Jan 1867
Source of text:
DAR 82: A113–14
Summary:

Sends paper on new species of Bonatea, to which he has given the name Darwinii.

Has now an extensive collection of insects.

Has discovered moths whose larva cases resemble perfectly the thorns of the Acacia horrida.

Has asked for the head of a Bushman murderer. Difficult to convince authorities of interest of science.

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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
James Philip Mansel Weale
Date:
22 Feb [1867]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.326)
Summary:

Discusses JPMW’s paper on Bonatea [see 5411].

Mentions Robert Brown’s views on pollen.

Contributor:
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
James Philip Mansel Weale
Date:
27 Feb [1867]
Source of text:
University of Virginia Library, Special Collections (3314 1: 47)
Summary:

Encloses his queries about expression which he asks JPMW to forward to trustworthy observers who associate with Hottentots and Kaffirs.

Contributor:
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From:
James Philip Mansel Weale
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
7 July 1867
Source of text:
DAR 181: 41
Summary:

Has distributed CD’s questions on expression. Observations on the natives.

Floral structure encouraging cross-pollination in Polygala.

Contributor:
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
James Philip Mansel Weale
Date:
27 Aug [1867]
Source of text:
University of Virginia Library, Special Collections (3314 1: 48)
Summary:

CD finds the case of Muraltia with irritable stamens curious.

Thanks JPMW for his help with expression queries and would be grateful for any more information. Believes the action of the so-called "grief muscles" is a result of combined action of two muscles.

Contributor:
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
James Philip Mansel Weale
Date:
9 Dec [1867]
Source of text:
University of Virginia Library, Special Collections (3314 1: 81)
Summary:

Has had no less than seven grasses germinate from locust dung sent by JPMW.

JPMW’s paper on Bonatea is being printed by Linnean Society. [See J. P. M. Weale, "Structure and fertilisation of the genus Bonatea", J. Linn. Soc. Lond. (Bot.) 10 (1869): 470–6.]

Refers to Lyell’s new edition of Principles [10th ed., 2 vols. (1867–8)].

Contributor:
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From:
James Philip Mansel Weale
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[10 Dec 1867]
Source of text:
DAR 181: 42
Summary:

On expression among Kaffirs.

Contributor:
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
James Philip Mansel Weale
Date:
23 Jan [1868]
Source of text:
University of Virginia Library, Special Collections (3314 1: 50)
Summary:

Thanks for information on expression.

Poor progress of civilisation in South Africa. CD’s doubts and fears about democracy.

JPMW’s views on glaciation in S. Africa will discredit him unless supported by clearest evidence.

Contributor:
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From:
James Philip Mansel Weale
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
23 Oct 1868
Source of text:
DAR 46.1: 93a–94a
Summary:

Describes Lappago aleina, a species of South African grass,

and reports his observations on locusts and their feeding habits.

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From:
James Philip Mansel Weale
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[25 May 1870]
Source of text:
DAR 181: 43
Summary:

Behaviour of ants.

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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
James Philip Mansel Weale
Date:
30 July 1870
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.380)
Summary:

Has forwarded JPMW’s papers to the Linnean Society [four articles by J. P. M. Weale, J. Linn. Soc. Lond. (Bot.) 13 (1870–2): 42–58].

Comments on JPMW’s findings concerning flowers and their fertilisation.

Contributor:
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From:
James Philip Mansel Weale
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[Jan 1873]
Source of text:
DAR 181: 44
Summary:

On expression among Kaffirs and Hottentots.

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