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DCP-LETT-9962

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Jenner Weir
Date:
1 May 1875
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.468)
Summary:

August Weismann is interested in JJW’s experiments on birds and the caterpillars they eat.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-10043

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Jenner Weir
Date:
5 July 1875
Source of text:
DAR 148: 334
Summary:

Discusses case of Cytisus graft described by JJW.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-10044

From:
John Jenner Weir
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
6 July 1875
Source of text:
DAR 181: 85
Summary:

Yellow flowers occurring on a purple Cytisus grafted onto a yellow stock.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-10050

From:
John Jenner Weir
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
7 July 1875
Source of text:
DAR 181: 86
Summary:

Yellow and purple flowers occur on plant grafted with Cytisus purpureus, but only on separate racemes. Only yellow blooms seed.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-10051

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Jenner Weir
Date:
8 July [1875]
Source of text:
Boston Public Library (Rare Books MSS Acc. 324)
Summary:

Is very interested in JJW’s report on a purple laburnum grafted onto yellow stock which then produces yellow flowers. CD requests racemes to examine.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-10055

From:
John Jenner Weir
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
9 July 1875
Source of text:
DAR 181: 87
Summary:

Sends CD some of the Cytisus, which has produced yellow flowers on a purple graft.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-10056

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Jenner Weir
Date:
10 July 1875
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.466); DAR 148: 336
Summary:

Regarding Cytisus graft with yellow flowers, CD thinks nurseryman has sold Cytisus adami to JJW’s brother in place of C. purpureus. This explains apparent "sport". [P.S. on envelope:] C. purpureus seeds freely. C. adami never does.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-10064

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Jenner Weir
Date:
14 July 1875
Source of text:
DAR 148: 337
Summary:

JJW is to think no more about mistake [regarding Cytisus graft].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-10306

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Jenner Weir
Date:
18 Dec [1875]
Source of text:
The British Library (Egerton MS 3009 C f.11)
Summary:

E. Ray Lankester blackballed by Linnean Society. Another election planned. Would JJW use his influence in Lankester’s favour?

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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