From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
[24 Mar 1846]
Source of text:
DAR 114: 57
Summary:
C. G. Ehrenberg wants specimen grasses from Ascension Island.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
[29 Mar or 5 Apr] 1846
Source of text:
DAR 114: 58
Summary:
If JDH can send grasses CD will write to Ehrenberg enclosing them.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
10 Apr [1846]
Source of text:
DAR 114: 59
Summary:
Is pleased JDH will attend to polymorphism and also with the botanical relation, as stated by JDH, between Africa and Java.
Would welcome any information on impregnation in the bud.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
[16 Apr 1846]
Source of text:
DAR 114: 60
Summary:
CD’s suggestions for improving a paragraph by JDH.
On distribution of certain species and their variation relative to a central, typical form.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
[May 1846]
Source of text:
DAR 114: 61
Summary:
Interested in sterility of alpine plants in lowland and sterility of some plants in cultivation.
Curious to see Galapagos paper.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
[19 May 1846]
Source of text:
DAR 114: 62
Summary:
CD brought some plants in spirits from Tierra del Fuego. Did JDH see them?
Problems of explaining formation of coalfields. Comments on recent work on coal formation.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
[8 or 15] July 1846
Source of text:
DAR 114: 63
Summary:
Regrets he cannot visit JDH.
Has been talking with Lyell about coal, which he finds utterly perplexing.
Is delighted with the generalisations in latest numbers of Flora Antarctica.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
[3 Sept 1846]
Source of text:
DAR 114: 64
Summary:
Has nearly finished South America.
Pleased to hear JDH has worked out identical and representative species of N. Temperate and Antarctic regions.
Geoffroy Saint Hilaire’s "loi du balancement" as applied to plants.
CD jaded by, but has nearly completed, South America.
Contributor:
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
[2 Oct 1846]
Source of text:
DAR 114: 65
Summary:
Hopes to start looking over his species notes in about a year.
Very much enjoyed Southampton [meeting of BAAS, 9–12 Sept].
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
[6 Oct 1846]
Source of text:
DAR 114: 66
Summary:
Sulivans are coming on Friday. Can JDH come?
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
[8 Oct 1846]
Source of text:
DAR 114: 67
Summary:
Can JDH bring a good book on Corallina or Nullipora of Lamarck?
CD intends writing paper on their propagation.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
[18 Oct 1846]
Source of text:
DAR 114: 69
Summary:
Will be in London tomorrow and will try to pop over to Kew.
Contributor:
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
[26 Oct 1846]
Source of text:
DAR 114: 68
Summary:
Many thanks for JDH’s beautiful cirripede drawing. Questions on JDH’s observations.
Contributor:
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
[6 Nov 1846]
Source of text:
DAR 114: 70
Summary:
Observations on barnacles.
Would like to meet JDH in London.
Contributor:
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
[12 Nov 1846]
Source of text:
DAR 114: 71
Summary:
Will JDH be in London?
Cirripede observations.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
[14 Nov 1846]
Source of text:
DAR 114: 72
Summary:
Proposes to visit Kew.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
[15 Nov 1846]
Source of text:
DAR 114: 73
Summary:
Will come to Kew on Friday.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
[17 Nov 1846]
Source of text:
DAR 114: 74
Summary:
CD’s visit to Kew.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
[23 Nov 1846]
Source of text:
DAR 114: 75
Summary:
Has read JDH’s paper ["Plants of the Galapagos Archipelago", Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. 20 (1851): 116–233] and thinks it the best essay on geographical distribution he has ever met with. Comments on the paper.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
[Dec 1846]
Source of text:
DAR 114: 76
Summary:
Hopes JDH can come to stay in January.
Thanks for the corallines.
Mention of JDH’s capital speech.
Contributor:
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