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DCP-LETT-1787

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Gardeners’ Chronicle
Date:
[before 1 Dec 1855]
Source of text:
Gardeners’ Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette , no. 48, 1 December 1855, p. 789
Summary:

Corrects a misprint in his letter [1783].

Adds that his experiments show that one cannot infer from the vitality of seeds under dry conditions that they will be preserved in different conditions. Cites the poor ability of Leguminosae to withstand immersion.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-1812

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Unidentified
Date:
[Dec 1855]
Source of text:
DAR 206: 34–5
Summary:

Requests skins of domestic breeds or races of poultry, pigeons, rabbits, cats, and dogs from any unfrequented region. [Attached is a list of people to whom CD has written for pigeon and poultry skins.]

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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WCP4758

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
[unknown person]
Date:
[December] [1855]
Source of text:
Cambridge University Library: DAR 206: 34-35
Summary:

Darwin requests skins of various animals from any region that has not been visited frequently.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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Faraday3056

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
Third Earl of Rosse
Date:
1 December 1855
Source of text:
The Birr Scientific and Heritage Foundation MS J14
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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HENSLOW-421

From:
Charles Roach Smith
To:
J. S. Henslow
Date:
1 December 1855
Source of text:
Cambridge University Library MS Add. 8177: 323
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Henslow Correspondence Project
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