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From:
Charles Cardale Babington
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
3 Mar 1858
Source of text:
DAR 98: A146–7
Summary:

States his belief that there is a tendency to note varieties in the larger genera rather than in the very small ones.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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From:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[14 Mar 1858]
Source of text:
DAR 104: 182–5
Summary:

Summary of JDH’s objections to CD’s survey of floras and conclusion that large genera vary more than small.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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From:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
18 Mar 1858
Source of text:
DAR 100: 115e–f
Summary:

Continued objections to methods and conclusions of CD’s survey.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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From:
Hewett Cottrell Watson
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
23 Mar 1858
Source of text:
DAR 98: A23–4
Summary:

Discusses the ranges of species in large and small genera; difficulties involved in limiting the discussion to Britain.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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From:
Hewett Cottrell Watson
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[after 23 Mar 1858]
Source of text:
DAR 45: 16–17
Summary:

Extracts from MS of vol. 4 of HCW’s Cybele Britannica [1847–59] showing the diversity of views on species among botanists.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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