From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
9 Jan [1867]
Source of text:
DAR 94: 3–4
Summary:
Criticisms and comments on JDH’s "Insular floras" in Gardeners’ Chronicle [(1867): 6].
Contributor:
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
15 Jan [1867]
Source of text:
DAR 94: 5–6
Summary:
More comments on "Insular floras": community of peculiar genera in the Atlantic islands descended from European plants now extinct.
Contributor:
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
21 Jan [1867]
Source of text:
DAR 94: 7
Summary:
On recent instalment of "Insular floras" in Gardeners’ Chronicle [(1867): 50]. Approves of JDH’s abstract of argument for transport of species [i.e., migration, as opposed to continental extension hypothesis].
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
[23 Jan 1867]
Source of text:
Bonhams (dealers) (4 December 2019, lot 51)
Summary:
Would like Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel’s photograph, but JDH should give CD’s address to FAWM.
Thanks for letter and glad Frances Harriet Hooker goes on well.
Do not send St Helena earth.
Contributor:
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
29 Jan [1867]
Source of text:
DAR 94: 8–9
Summary:
On final instalment of "Insular floras" [Gard. Chron. (1867): 75]; rejoices at extent of their agreement.
Some criticisms of JDH’s position on geographical affinities, and volcanic islands.
Contributor:
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
8 Feb [1867]
Source of text:
DAR 94: 10–13
Summary:
On the Duke of Argyll and a review of his Reign of law.
Asa Gray’s theological view of variation. God’s role in formation of organisms; JDH’s view of Providence.
Insular and continental genera.
Owen on continuity and ideal types
and on bones of Mauritius deer.
On man.
Contributor:
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
17 Mar [1867]
Source of text:
DAR 94: 13a–e
Summary:
The date-palm seed case is important for Pangenesis.
Reports experiments on pollination of Ipomoea.
"Insular floras": A. Murray’s paper in Gardeners’ Chronicle is poor.
John Scott’s work on acclimatisation of plants.
The anomaly of the Azores flora on the migration theory.
Contributor:
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
21 Mar [1867]
Source of text:
DAR 94: 13f–g
Summary:
Suggests change in sentence of JDH’s "Insular floras" to make meaning clear.
Naudin’s letter about hybrids.
Pangenesis.
Contributor:
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
24 [Mar 1867]
Source of text:
DAR 185: 92
Summary:
Returns Charles Naudin’s letter with its case in support of CD’s view of impregnation.
Twits JDH for trying to wriggle out of error made in his lecture and admires his "candour in letting the rat out of the bag". [See 5449 and 5451.]
Contributor:
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
29 [Mar 1867]
Source of text:
DAR 94: 18
Summary:
Anxious for news about baby.
Will remember to save all foreign plants for JDH when he has finished experimenting with them.
Contributor:
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
4 Apr [1867]
Source of text:
DAR 94: 19–20
Summary:
Rejoices over baby’s improvement.
Horace Darwin has intermittent fever.
Thanks JDH for page of the Farmer, a great service.
R. Trail’s potato grafting case would be of extreme value for demonstrating Pangenesis. [See Variation 1: 395.]
Contributor:
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
5 Apr [1867]
Source of text:
DAR 94: 14–16
Summary:
C. Nägeli’s long letter on his four years of work on Hieracium appears to be valuable. Nägeli wants a set of British forms in exchange for German ones.
Sends note on a new genus of Umbelliferae (Drusa) in Canaries; speculates on origin.
Contributor:
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
15 [Apr 1867]
Source of text:
DAR 94: 21–2
Summary:
Agrees with JDH about Anderson-Henry. He has however described in detail a curious case of the ovaria of Rhododendron directly affected by foreign pollen, like the Chamaerops and date-palm case.
Contributor:
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
25 [Apr 1867]
Source of text:
DAR 94: 23–4
Summary:
Has sent JDH’s Genera plantarum to Fritz Müller who finds it useful and offers to supply JDH with Brazilian plants.
Contributor:
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
[12] May [1867]
Source of text:
DAR 94: 25
Summary:
Sends Fritz Müller’s address; has sent him Insular floras [pamphlet].
Contributor:
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
[21 May 1867]
Source of text:
DAR 94: 26–7
Summary:
Glad to hear Wallace is contender for Gold Medal. Has highest esteem for his extraordinary talents.
Thanks for H. Barkly’s letter from Mauritius.
Glad to see HB takes same view as CD about bones of deer [see 5395].
Objections to continental extension theory.
Progress [on Variation] very slow.
Contributor:
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
26 [May 1867]
Source of text:
DAR 94: 17
Summary:
It was foolish of him to say a word about continental extensions so briefly that he thinks JDH misunderstood him.
Contributor:
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
[16 June 1867]
Source of text:
DAR 94: 29–30
Summary:
Leaves for London tomorrow. Hopes to see JDH there or perhaps at Kew, but doubts the latter. He is not strong and has a good deal to do.
Contributor:
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
[23 June 1867]
Source of text:
DAR 94: 28
Summary:
Disappointed at not seeing JDH in London.
Contributor:
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From:
Asa Gray
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
[after 6 July 1867]
Source of text:
DAR 58.1: 16–17
Summary:
Sends W. M. Canby’s observations on the carnivorous powers of Dionaea. [See Insectivorous plants, pp. 301, 310, 313.]
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