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WCP1858

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Alfred Russel Wallace
Date:
28 [May] 1864
Source of text:
  • British Library, The: BL Add. 46434 ff. 39-42
  • Marchant, J. (Ed.). (1916). In: Alfred Russel Wallace; Letters and Reminiscences. Vol. 1. London & New York: Cassell & Co. [pp. 153-155]
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-4511

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Asa Gray
Date:
28 May [1864]
Source of text:
Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (79)
Summary:

Is slowly writing Lythrum paper [Collected papers 2: 106–31].

Thanks for [Charles?] Wright’s observations on orchids

– could he note what attracts insects to Begonia and Melastoma? H. Crüger, who was going to observe Melastomataceae, has died.

Describes the climbing habits of Bignonia capreolata and Eccremocarpus scaber.

How does AG know the perfect flowers of Voandzeia are quite sterile?

He has a case of dimorphism in holly; asks AG to report on American hollies.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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Faraday4459

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
François Gabriel Alfred Potiquet
Date:
28 May 1864
Source of text:
RI MS F1 F34
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Faraday4460

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
Raphael Meldola
Date:
28 May 1864
Source of text:
IC MS Meldola Papers, Box 7
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

DCP-LETT-4513

From:
John Scott
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
28 May [1864]
Source of text:
DAR 177: 107; Transactions of the Hawick Archæological Society (1908): 68
Summary:

Discusses the negative testimonial provided him by James McNab.

Sends testimonial from J. H. Balfour.

Would be glad if offered the sort of colonial opportunity Hooker suggests.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-4510

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Alfred Russel Wallace
Date:
28 [May 1864]
Source of text:
The British Library (Add. MS 46434: 39)
Summary:

Response to ARW’s papers on Papilionidae ["On the phenomena of variation and geographical distribution", Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. 25 (1866): 1–71; abstract in Reader 3 (1864): 491–3],

and man ["The origin of human races", J. Anthropol. Soc. Lond. 2 (1864): clviii–clxxxvi].

The former is "really admirable" and will be influential.

The idea of the man paper is striking and new. Minor points of difference. Conjectures regarding racial differences; the possible correlation between complexion and constitution. His Query to Army surgeons to determine this point. Offers ARW his notes on man, which CD doubts he will be able to use.

On sexual selection in "our aristocracy"; primogeniture is a scheme for destroying natural selection.

[Letter incorrectly dated March by CD.]

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-4512

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Hewett Cottrell Watson
Date:
28 May [1864]
Source of text:
DAR 185: 51
Summary:

Thanks HCW for Lythrum specimens.

CD has at last finished his Lythrum paper. ["Three forms of Lythrum", Collected papers 2: 106–31.]

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Darwin Correspondence Project
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