From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
John Firminger Duthie
Date:
8 November 1880
Source of text:
JDH/2/3/4 f.20, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Hooker Project
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From:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Alfred Russel Wallace
Date:
10 November 1880
Source of text:
- British Library, The: BL Add. 46436 ff. 113-114
- Marchant, J. (Ed.). (1916). In: Alfred Russel Wallace; Letters and Reminiscences. Vol. 2. London & New York: Cassell & Co. [p. 33]
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
13 November 1880
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: DC English Letters 1857-1900 Vol. 104
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Sir William Turner Thiselton-Dyer
Date:
15 November 1880
Source of text:
JDH/2/16 f.69, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:
JDH has received a letter from Sir William Turner Thiselton-Dyer [WTTD] about his recent holiday with his wife, Hooker's daughter, Harriet. He writes that there is no need for WTTD to rush back to RBG Kew but updates him on the recent garden activities including changes to staff. Walters is stationed in the Palm House & is nervous about rearranging independently, Leighton has been 'packed off', [William] Watson has taken over the orchids, JDH does not know what to do about Burt who attends well to the grounds but not to [museum] number 2, Truelove works hard in the woods but needs time consuming supervision. [John] Smith has recovered from an attack of sciatica. The work on the museums is progressing, but the staircase in [museum] number 1 is a failure. JDH has received correspondence about appointment of a clerk for [Henry] Prestoe [in Trinidad] & recommended that Governor Irving's advice be followed & a Colony man appointed on a modest salary. JDH has brought Smith round to Beischeles[?] coming & [George] Nicholson taking on more garden duties. JDH sends his love to his old friends Brian & Susan Hodgson.
Contributor:
Hooker Project
From:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
22 Nov 1880
Source of text:
DAR 104: 142–5
Summary:
Praise for Movement in plants, lately arrived.
Praise for Wallace’s Island life
and astonishment that he could be a spiritualist.
Differs with Wallace on age of SW. Australian flora. JDH ascribes its peculiarities to isolation by an inland sea.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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From:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
22 November 1880
Source of text:
Cambridge University Library: DAR 104: 142-5
Summary:
Island life. Expresses amazement that ARW should be a Spiritualist.
Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
23 November 1880
Source of text:
Cambridge University Library: DAR 95: 496-9
Summary:
Darwin expresses extreme admiration and interest in ARW's work, Island Life.
Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
23 Nov 1880
Source of text:
DAR 95: 496–9
Summary:
Admires Wallace’s Island life.
Criticises: 1. His view of similar plants on distant mountains – CD prefers previous low-land connections to Wallace’s summit–summit dispersal;
2. Source of warmth for ancient Arctic climate;
3. Origin of S. Australian flora.
CD’s favourite cases in Movement in plants.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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From:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Asa Gray
Date:
23 November 1880
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: JDH/2/22/1/1 f.72
Summary:
JDH lists some things he has found lying in the RBG Kew herbarium for Gray: newspapers, a letter from Baird about a bronze statue of Henry, a copy of C. E. Norton's Church Building in the Middle Ages, & a specimen of Castanea vesca from Martindale with female inflorences imitating male ones. Charles Darwin's "Movements of Plants" is out but JDH thinks that ARW's Island Life is the best natural history book of the season. Miles Joseph Berkeley & his daughter have been staying with the Hooker's but left early as he had an attack of gout. Berkeley has suffered with many ailments throughout his life, he is now 78. Hyacinth Hooker is organising Miss Shepard's rooms.
Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Asa Gray
Date:
23 November 1880
Source of text:
JDH/2/22/1/1 f.72, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:
JDH lists some things he has found lying in the RBG Kew herbarium for Gray: newspapers, a letter from Baird about a bronze statue of Henry, a copy of C.E. Norton's CHURCH BUILDING IN THE MIDDLE AGES, & a specimen of Castanea vesca from Martindale with female inflorences imitating male ones. Charles Darwin's MOVEMENTS OF PLANTS is out but JDH thinks that Alfred Russel Wallace's ISLAND LIFE is the best natural history book of the season. [Miles Joseph] Berkeley & his daughter have been staying with the Hooker's but left early as he had an attack of gout. Berkeley has suffered with many ailments throughout his life, he is now 78. Hyacinth Hooker is organising Miss Shepard's rooms.
Contributor:
Hooker Project
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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
25 November 1880
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: DC English Letters 1857-1900 Vol. 104
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
From:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
26 Nov 1880
Source of text:
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 349)
Summary:
Huxley has persuaded JDH that the Wallace memorial may not be hopeless; JDH still has misgivings about Wallace’s spiritualism but will follow CD’s and Huxley’s decision.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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From:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
26 November 1880
Source of text:
Imperial College Archives, London: Huxley Collection 5.349
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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From:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Thomas Henry Huxley
Date:
26 November 1880
Source of text:
Imperial College Archives, London: Huxley Collection, 1H/3.259
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
28 November [1880]
Source of text:
Cambridge University Library: DAR 95: 500-501
Summary:
Darwin says he pities ARW and that he has hardly ever wished anything so much as to get ARW on the pension list.
Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
28 Nov [1880]
Source of text:
DAR 95: 500–1
Summary:
Wants to see Frank become F.R.S. before he dies.
Pities Wallace and wants a pension for him very much.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
29 Nov 1880
Source of text:
DAR 104: 146–7
Summary:
Quality of Frank’s work merits F.R.S., but quantity could defer speedy election. Will advise best strategy.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
