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DCP-LETT-2905

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
2 Sept [1860]
Source of text:
DAR 115: 73
Summary:

CD has a low opinion of British entomologists.

Lyell’s ingenious difficulties with natural selection show he is in earnest.

Asks JDH to observe beetles and variation of stripes in mules on his Syrian tour.

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DCP-LETT-2908

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
6 Sept [1860]
Source of text:
DAR 115: 74
Summary:

Thanks JDH for agreeing to observe coats of asses and mules in Middle East.

Asks for observations on vigour of plants as JDH ascends mountains.

Ad hominem article in Athenæum [review of John Tyndall, Glaciers of the Alps, 1 Sept 1860, pp. 280–2].

Reports extensive experiments on Drosera.

Observations on orchid anatomy.

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