From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
13 February 1845
Source of text:
JDH/2/8 f.17-19, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Hooker Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
16 [Apr 1845?]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (JDH/2/2/1 f. 312)
Summary:
Apologises that the house is full this weekend, but next weekend would be good.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
11 Aug [1855]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Directors’ Correspondence DC/35/129)
Summary:
Has left a book from Henslow for JDH at Athenaeum.
When Asa Gray wrote, did he send marked sheets [of his Manual of botany]?
Has just made out "new & wonderful" specific character between two of his pigeon breeds.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Hewett Cottrell Watson
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
4 Jan 1861
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Directors’ Correspondence 105: 205)
Summary:
Comments on the travels of JDH.
Genera plantarum a most worthy undertaking.
Criticisms of the Darwin–Hooker understanding of HCW’s views of convergence.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
24 [Nov 1862]
Source of text:
DAR 115: 173, 279b; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Hooker letters 2: 46 JDH/2/1/2)
Summary:
Sends Asa Gray letter: "nearly as mad as ever in our English eyes".
Bates’s paper is admirable. The act of segregation of varieties into species was never so plainly brought forth.
CD is a little sorry that his present work is leading him to believe rather more in the direct action of physical conditions. Regrets it because it lessens the glory of natural selection and is so confoundedly doubtful.
JDH laid too much stress on importance of crossing with respect to origin of species; but certainly it is important in keeping forms stable.
If only Owen could be excluded from Council of Royal Society Falconer would be good to put in. CD must come down to London to see what he can do.
Falconer’s article in Journal of the Geological Society [18 (1862): 348–69] shows him coming round on permanence of species, but he does not like natural selection.
Sends Lythrum salicaria diagram.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Asa Gray
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
6 July 1863
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Asa Gray correspondence: 328–9)
Summary:
Includes comments about George Bentham’s anniversary address to the Linnean Society with particular notice of the favourable attention to Darwin, except for Natural Selection, and to AG’s essay in the Atlantic Monthly.
He defends [W. B.] Carpenter and [Jeffries] Wyman against [Richard] Owen.
Gossip about scientific honours and other matters.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Lyell, 1st baronet
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
[31 May 1865]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (JDH/2/1/14 f.323); The University of Edinburgh Centre for Research Collections (Gen. 113/3650–3, 3813–20, 3821–4)
Summary:
Emcloses copies of correspondence concerning his dispute with John Lubbock.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Hewett Cottrell Watson
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
1 Jan 186[8]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Directors’ Correspondence 105 f. 222
Summary:
HCW’s criticisms of CD’s theory.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
17 Sept 1870
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (JDH/2/2/1 f. 307)
Summary:
Discusses germination of charlock after a long interval.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
10 Oct [1872]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Thiselton-Dyer, W. T., Letters from Charles Darwin 1873–81: 31–2)
Summary:
Is much vexed about Drosera.
Land-level changes and volcanic activity.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
John Scott
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
31 Oct 1872
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Directors’ Correspondence Vol. 156, Indian letters, Calcutta Botanic Garden II 1860–1900, f. 1087)
Summary:
Thanks Hooker and Darwin for the money to emigrate to India to work.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
3 [Dec 1872]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Directors’ Correspondence vol. 156, Indian Letters, Calcutta Botanic Garden II 1860–1900, f. 1086)
Summary:
JDH Should do as he sees fit about proposing him [John Scott] [for fellowship of the Linnean Society].
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
18 Oct [1873]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (JDH/3/6 Insectivorous plants 1873–8 f.3a)
Summary:
Hopes to get another species of Desmodium from Mr Rollisson.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
[before 20 Oct 1873?]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (JDH/3/6 Insectivorous plants 1873-8 f.39b)
Summary:
Lists plants in which he is interested, including Neptunia and Mimosa species.
Do any strictly tropical plants have glaucous leaves?
Asks for observations on irritable plants.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
3 Nov [1873]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (JDH/3/6 Insectivorous plants 1873–8 ff. 2–3 and 39a)
Summary:
Discusses experiments and observations on pitchers [of Nepenthes]. Suggests procedures for JDH to follow.
Any plant of any family with a terminal or with any lateral leaflets greatly reduced would be interesting to CD for studying spontaneous movements.
Has not received Eucalyptus or Acacia plants from Rollisson.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
6 Nov [1873]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (JDH/3/6 Insectivorous plants 1873–8 f.5)
Summary:
Suggests experiment and observations to carry out on pitcher [of Nepenthes].
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
6 Nov 1873
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (JDH/3/6 Insectivorous plants 1873–8 f.4)
Summary:
Is coming to stay in London and wants to arrange a visit to Kew to talk with JDH, see the Eucalypti, and observe Mimosa albida.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
[before 15 July 1874]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (JDH/3/6 Insectivorous plants 1873–8: 38–9)
Summary:
Suggests experiments to try [with Nepenthes]. Asks JDH to test whether cabbage seeds and peas exposed to the ferment germinate.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
30 Aug [1874]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (JDH/6/3 Insectivorous plants 1873–8: 40)
Summary:
Thanks JDH for his "quite admirable" address [Rep. BAAS 44 (1874) pt 2: 102–16]. Suggests revisions.
CD thinks he is "now on right track about Utricularia" after wasting several weeks "in fruitless trials and observations".
Mrs Barber’s paper is very curious and ought to be published.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
11 Mar [1878]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (JDH/2/2/1 f. 310)
Summary:
Sends JDH a letter he has written supporting James Torbitt’s potato trials.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project