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DCP-LETT-4506

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
22 [May 1864]
Source of text:
DAR 115: 236
Summary:

CD’s pleasure at JDH’s willingness to help Scott find a position in India.

Naudin underrates contamination of his experiments by insects. Thus CD doubts Naudin’s results on rapidity and universality of reversion in hybrids.

Wallace’s paper on man [see 4494] reflects his genius, although CD does not fully agree with it.

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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.

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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.]

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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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DCP-LETT-4515

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
30 May [1864]
Source of text:
DAR 115: 234
Summary:

Forwards two character references for John Scott, for position JDH is arranging in India.

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DCP-LETT-4516F

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Higgins
Date:
31 May 1864
Source of text:
Dominic Winter Auctioneers (dealers) (10 April 2019, lot 138)
Summary:

Acknowledges receipt of £242 11s. 10d.

Thanks JH for his kind enquiries about CD’s illness.

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DCP-LETT-4516

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
31 [May 1864]
Source of text:
DAR 115: 235
Summary:

Request for climbing plants.

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DCP-LETT-4517

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
2 June [1864]
Source of text:
DAR 115: 237
Summary:

Requests climbing plants.

Asks that Oliver be told that he now does not care "how many tendrils he makes axial".

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DCP-LETT-4525

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
10 June [1864]
Source of text:
DAR 115: 238a–c
Summary:

CD has proved common oxlip to be a hybrid of cowslip and primrose.

Reviewing literature on climbing plants, CD finds he has much new material.

W. H. Harvey claims evidence of saltation in a dandelion.

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DCP-LETT-4532

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Daniel Oliver
Date:
[c. 10 June 1864]
Source of text:
DAR 261.10: 61 (EH 88206044)
Summary:

Asks DO to draw diagram of Lythrum on board at Linnean Society for reference during the reading of CD’s paper.

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DCP-LETT-4528

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Scott
Date:
10 June 1864
Source of text:
Transactions of the Hawick Archæological Society (1908): 68
Summary:

Letter of recommendation stating his high opinion of John Scott.

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DCP-LETT-4531

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
13 June [1864]
Source of text:
DAR 115: 239
Summary:

W. H. Harvey’s dandelion case worth publishing.

Suspects the uniform Primula elatior JDH referred to is a distinct species.

Scott’s paper on Passiflora shows variability of reproductive systems.

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WCP1860

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Alfred Russel Wallace
Date:
15 June [1864]
Source of text:
  • British Library, The: BL Add. 46434 ff. 47-48
  • Marchant, J. (Ed.). (1916). In: Alfred Russel Wallace; Letters and Reminiscences. Vol. 1. London & New York: Cassell & Co. [pp. 159-160]
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-4536

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Daniel Oliver
Date:
15 June [1864]
Source of text:
DAR 261.10: 49 (EH 88206032)
Summary:

L. H. Palm [Über das Winden der Pflanzen (1827)] is better on climbing plants than H. von Mohl [Über den Bau und das Winden der Ranken und Schlingpflanzen (1827)].

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DCP-LETT-4535

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Alfred Russel Wallace
Date:
15 June [1864]
Source of text:
The British Library (Add. MS 46434: 47)
Summary:

Short reply to ARW’s long letter. Reaffirms belief in sexual selection.

Postscript on M.-J.-P. Flourens’ "little dull book against me" [Examen du livre de M. Darwin (1864)].

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DCP-LETT-4540

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Traherne Moggridge
Date:
19 June [1864]
Source of text:
DAR 146: 372
Summary:

Discusses fertilisation of flowers by bees. Thanks JTM for drawings.

Contributor:
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DCP-LETT-4545

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Friedrich Hermann Gustav (Friedrich) Hildebrand
Date:
25 June [1864]
Source of text:
Courtesy of Eilo Hildebrand (photocopy) (Original, previously owned by Klaus Groove, sold by Venator and Hanstein, Cologne (dealers), 16 March 2018.)
Summary:

Thanks for orchids.

Recovering from nine months’ illness.

Discusses fertilisation of Pulmonaria.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-4544

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
25 [June 1864]
Source of text:
DAR 115: 239b, 240
Summary:

John Scott preparing to leave soon.

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DCP-LETT-4547

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Frances Emma Elizabeth (Fanny) Mackintosh; Frances Emma Elizabeth (Fanny) Wedgwood
Date:
28 June [1864]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.300)
Summary:

Family matters; CD’s feelings on death of FW’s son [James Mackintosh Wedgwood, 1834–64].

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