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DCP-LETT-10299

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Turner Thiselton-Dyer
Date:
16 Dec [1875]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Thiselton-Dyer, W.T., Letters from Charles Darwin 1873–81: 50–1)
Summary:

Discusses blackballing of E. R. Lankester [at Linnean Society]. Reports on his attempts to persuade other Fellows to support Lankester’s election.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-10308

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Turner Thiselton-Dyer
Date:
[19 Dec 1875]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Thiselton-Dyer, W.T., Letters from Charles Darwin 1873–81: 52–5)
Summary:

CD’s attempts to get support for Lankester among Fellows of the Linnean Society. He has encountered opposition to the Council.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-10380

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Turner Thiselton-Dyer
Date:
[4 Feb 1876]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Thiselton-Dyer, W.T., Letters from Charles Darwin 1873–81: 56–7)
Summary:

Congratulates WTT-D on [election of E. Ray Lankester to] Linnean Society.

Mentions visit to Royal Society.

Pleased to see George Bentham looking well.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-10391

From:
Charles Robert Darwin; Francis Darwin
To:
William Turner Thiselton-Dyer
Date:
14 Feb [1876]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Thiselton-Dyer, W.T., Letters from Charles Darwin 1873–81: 22a)
Summary:

Asks for identification of a Cineraria which is self-sterile.

Fritz Müller’s letter on Cecropia [see 10384].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-10402

From:
Charles Robert Darwin; Francis Darwin
To:
William Turner Thiselton-Dyer
Date:
18 Feb 1876
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Thiselton-Dyer, W.T., Letters from Charles Darwin 1873–81: 39–40)
Summary:

Thanks for plants supplied from Kew.

On structure and function of leaf glands of certain plants.

Contributor:
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DCP-LETT-10477

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Turner Thiselton-Dyer
Date:
26 Apr [1876]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Thiselton-Dyer, W.T., Letters from Charles Darwin 1873–81: 62–3)
Summary:

Asks for titles of papers on structure of Nepenthes for use by R. L. Tait. Mentions paper by RLT.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-10483

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Turner Thiselton-Dyer
Date:
29 Apr [1876]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Thiselton-Dyer, W.T., Letters from Charles Darwin 1873–81: 64)
Summary:

Thanks for references for R. L. Tait.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-10569

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Turner Thiselton-Dyer
Date:
3 Aug 1876
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Thiselton-Dyer, W.T., Letters from Charles Darwin 1873–81: 41–2)
Summary:

Requests orchid specimens for experiment.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-10573

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Turner Thiselton-Dyer
Date:
8 Aug [1876]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Thiselton-Dyer, W.T., Letters from Charles Darwin 1873–81: 43)
Summary:

Thanks for WTT-D’s kindness about the orchids.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-10585

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Turner Thiselton-Dyer
Date:
1 Sept 1876
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Thiselton-Dyer, W.T., Letters from Charles Darwin 1873–81: 45–6)
Summary:

Thanks for Catasetum and other specimens.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-10602

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Turner Thiselton-Dyer
Date:
16 Sept 1876
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Thiselton-Dyer, W.T., Letters from Charles Darwin 1873–81: 47–8)
Summary:

Discusses the death of his daughter-in-law.

Plans to visit Southampton.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-10612

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Turner Thiselton-Dyer
Date:
22 Sept [1876]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Thiselton-Dyer, W.T., Letters from Charles Darwin 1873–81: 49)
Summary:

Would like Catasetum and Acropera plants.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-10706

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George Bentham
Date:
8 Dec 1876
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (GEB/1/3: Correspondence, Vol. 3, Daintree–Dyer, (1830–1884) 717)
Summary:

Asks GB to send him flowers of the two forms of Boronia pinnata, as he is republishing his papers on dimorphic plants [Forms of flowers].

Sends copy of Cross and self-fertilisation.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-10714

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George Bentham
Date:
12 Dec 1876
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (GEB/1/3: Correspondence, Vol 3, Daintree–Dyer, (1830–1884) 720)
Summary:

Has examined the specimens of Boronia pinnata. No evidence of two distinct bodies of individuals.

Asks whether extra-American species of Aegiphila are heterostyled.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-10798

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Turner Thiselton-Dyer
Date:
17 Jan 1877
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Darwin: Letters to Thiselton-Dyer, 1873–81: ff. 58–9)
Summary:

Thanks WTT-D for praise of Cross and self-fertilisation

and for information about Mussaenda.

Has some algae from Queensland if WTT-D is interested.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-10848

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Turner Thiselton-Dyer
Date:
16 Feb 1877
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Darwin: Letters to Thiselton-Dyer, 1873–81: ff. 60–1)
Summary:

Pleased and honoured by WTT-D’s review ["Darwin on fertilisation", Nature 15 (1876–77): 329–32]. Comments on review.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-10931

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Henry Nicholas Ridley
Date:
16 Apr [1877]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Letters to H. N. Ridley CLE–GUR, 1878–81: f. 43)
Summary:

Thanks for Saxifraga. CD had shown in Insectivorous plants [pp. 345–7] that this genus had some powers of absorption.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-11043

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Turner Thiselton-Dyer
Date:
9 July [1877]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Darwin: Letters to Thiselton-Dyer, 1873–81: ff. 67–8)
Summary:

Asks for advice on how to care for previously sent species.

Occurrence of "bloom".

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-11049

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George Bentham
Date:
12 July 1877
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Bentham Correspondence, Vol. 3, Daintree–Dyer, 1830–84, GEB/1/3: f. 721)
Summary:

Thanks GB for corrections to chapter on cleistogamic flowers [Forms of flowers].

Asks for his opinion on "bloom"-producing plants in different climates.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-11053

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Turner Thiselton-Dyer
Date:
14 July [1877]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Darwin: Letters to Thiselton-Dyer, 1873–81: ff. 70–1)
Summary:

"Frank and I are working very hard on ""bloom"" and sleep" [movements]. Asks for succulent species for experiment.

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