From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Erasmus Darwin
Date:
5 May [1864]
Source of text:
DAR 185: 13
Summary:
Experiment instructions.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
William Erasmus Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
6 May 1864
Source of text:
DAR 110: A75–6
Summary:
Diagrams of short- and long-styled Pulmonaria under magnification.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
William Erasmus Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
12 May [1864]
Source of text:
DAR 110: A66–7
Summary:
Observations on style length of 150 flowers of Pulmonaria [angustifolia]. [See Forms of flowers, p. 105.]
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Erasmus Darwin
Date:
[14–17 May 1864]
Source of text:
DAR 97: A3
Summary:
Instructions on measuring pollen of dimorphic plants.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Erasmus Darwin
Date:
14 May [1864]
Source of text:
DAR 97: A1–2, A4–5
Summary:
Discusses WED’s observations on polymorphic flowers.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
William Erasmus Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
18 May [1864]
Source of text:
DAR 110: A83–6, A94
Summary:
Sends Pulmonaria anthers, with measurements of styles and pollen counts.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Erasmus Darwin
Date:
[19 May 1864]
Source of text:
DAR 210.6: 186
Summary:
Mentions WED’s extraordinary discovery of some pollen-grains of different sizes. The observations must be followed up.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
William Erasmus Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[19 May 1864]
Source of text:
DAR 110: B43–7
Summary:
Sends specimens of Menyanthes with observations and drawings [see Forms of flowers, p. 115].
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
William Erasmus Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[after 19 May 1864]
Source of text:
DAR 108: 83
Summary:
[Outline sketches of pollen from long- and short-styled yellow cowslips and from a red cowslip.]
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin; Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Erasmus Darwin
Date:
[20 May 1864]
Source of text:
DAR 97: A7
Summary:
CD much obliged for specimen and drawings.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
William Erasmus Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[20 May 1864]
Source of text:
DAR 110: A82, A87–8
Summary:
Clarifies his letter of 18 May [4500].
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
William Erasmus Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
24 May 1864
Source of text:
DAR 110: A89–93, B48–50
Summary:
Encloses drawings of Menyanthes and Pulmonaria anthers.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
William Erasmus Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
18 June [1864]
Source of text:
Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 19)
Summary:
Doesn't think will be able to find Buckthorn. Sends reference from Revue de Deux Mondes. Is settled at the Bank.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
William Erasmus Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[late Feb–May 1865]
Source of text:
DAR 108: 89a
Summary:
[Outline sketches of pollen from short-styled yellow primrose and from long-styled yellow and red primroses.]
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
William Erasmus Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[Apr–May 1865]
Source of text:
Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 20)
Summary:
Sends camera outlines of pollen. Thinks the red longstyled ones are more sterile than the yellow.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
William Erasmus Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[14 July 1865]
Source of text:
Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 21)
Summary:
Wants to borrow money to buy stock in the bridge over the Itchen.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
William Erasmus Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
8 May [1866]
Source of text:
DAR 76: B52, 66–72
Summary:
Describes the floral structure of broom, particularly the form of the varying anthers. Encloses drawings of anthers and pollen.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
William Erasmus Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[7 May – 11 June 1866]
Source of text:
DAR 109: A76
Summary:
Sends flowers of buckthorn [Rhamnus catharticus] collected on Isle of Wight.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
William Erasmus Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[18 June 1866]
Source of text:
DAR 109: A70
Summary:
Sends some specimens of three kinds of buckthorn.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Erasmus Darwin
Date:
19 [June 1866]
Source of text:
DAR 185: 14
Summary:
Different forms of flowers of Rhamnus.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
