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DCP-LETT-13592

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
1 Jan [1882]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.609)
Summary:

Describes grafting experiment of Baron de Villa Franca, which produced new varieties of sugar-cane. Encloses related documents.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-13597

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
3 Jan [1882]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.610)
Summary:

Asks GJR’s opinion about grafting experiments on sugar-cane carried out by the Baron [de Villa Franca].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-13600

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
6 Jan 1882
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.611), DAR 207: 4
Summary:

Accepts GJR’s offer to prepare sugar-cane paper for publication [Villa Franca and Glass, "New varieties of sugar-cane", Proc. Linn. Soc. Lond. (1880–2): 30–1]. Suggests introduction and outline.

Agrees with GJR on microscope for Grant Allen.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-13627

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
20 Jan 1882
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.612)
Summary:

Prefers to make the present of microscope at once [to Grant Allen].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-13638

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
23 [Jan 1882]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.613)
Summary:

Discusses present of microscope to Grant Allen.

Mentions sugar-cane paper [by Baron de Villa Franca].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-13644

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
25 [Jan 1882]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.569)
Summary:

Agrees about Grant Allen affair.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-13647

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George John Romanes
Date:
28 Jan 1882
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.614)
Summary:

Agrees to write a page or two on behalf of Donald MacAlister.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-13658

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
James Davis Cooper
Date:
4 Feb 1882
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.615); DAR 28.2: B1a
Summary:

Discusses plate for use in article ["Action of carbonate of ammonia on chlorophyll-bodies", Journal of the Linnean Society of London (Botany) 19: 239–61].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-13671

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Trübner & Co.
Date:
9 Feb [1882]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.616)
Summary:

Orders International scientific directory.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-13748

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Mr Loct
Date:
29 Mar 1882
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.617)
Summary:

Thinks Mr Loct[?] ought to have sent an addressed envelope.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-13753

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Philip Lutley Sclater
Date:
3 Apr 1882
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.618)
Summary:

Encloses paper [by W. Van Dyck] for publication by the Zoological Society ["On Syrian street dogs", Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. (1882): 367–70].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-13769

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John William (William) Watson
Date:
17 Apr 1882
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.619)
Summary:

Corrects WW’s misunderstanding of passage about habit of dogs in burying food [see Expression: 44].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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