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From:
Darwin, Francis
To:
Darwin, G. H.
Date:
[1876–8]
Source of text:
DAR 258: 789
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Darwin Family Letters
From:
Charles Robert Darwin; Francis Darwin
To:
William Turner Thiselton-Dyer
Date:
14 Feb [1876]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Thiselton-Dyer, W.T., Letters from Charles Darwin 1873–81: 22a)
Summary:

Asks for identification of a Cineraria which is self-sterile.

Fritz Müller’s letter on Cecropia [see 10384].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin; Francis Darwin
To:
William Turner Thiselton-Dyer
Date:
18 Feb 1876
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Thiselton-Dyer, W.T., Letters from Charles Darwin 1873–81: 39–40)
Summary:

Thanks for plants supplied from Kew.

On structure and function of leaf glands of certain plants.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Francis Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[1 May 1876]
Source of text:
DAR 274.1: 24
Summary:

Good news about Frankland. Expecting burnt earth. Almost finished the Foodbodies Paper on Acacia. He and Amy are learning to use the new printing machine.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Francis Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
2 May 1876
Source of text:
DAR 274.1: 23
Summary:

Has read letter from Jemmy. Amy has been practicing on the printing machine. Fritz has come back from the Vicar of Orpington.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Francis Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
27 May 1876
Source of text:
DAR 274.1: 25
Summary:

Has had a cold. Salvia hasn't come yet. Will look for orchids tomorrow. Will send off bull's-horn acacia on Monday or Tuesday.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Francis Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[28 May 1876]
Source of text:
DAR 274.1: 37–8
Summary:

Reports his discovery of the behaviour of protoplasm in teasel cells.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Francis Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[29 May 1876]
Source of text:
DAR 274.1: 58
Summary:

The Salvia has arrived.

Has found several fly orchids coming in flower, but no Cephalanthera or Musk.

Cannot do any teazel work.

Anthelme Thozet has sent him a lot of Ophideres.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Francis Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[31 May 1876]
Source of text:
DAR 274.1: 1
Summary:

Has sent off Bulls Horn to Kew; has sent hamper to CD; is preparing drawings for his presentation at the Linnean Society; asks after William, and hopes to be able to come to visit.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Francis Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[1 June 1876]
Source of text:
DAR 274.1: 4
Summary:

Has examined sections of teasel in putrid meat infusion and ammonia.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Francis Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[2 June 1876]
Source of text:
DAR 274.1: 39
Summary:

Has got a dodge to see protoplasm in Drosera in dead state. Comes to Hopedene with Amy tomorrow. his paper went off well.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Francis Darwin
To:
Joseph Henry Gilbert
Date:
8 June 1876
Source of text:
Rothamsted Research (GIL13)
Summary:

Asks about constituents of burnt soil.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Francis Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[after 2 Oct 1876]
Source of text:
DAR 274.1: 40
Summary:

Sorry the corrections were so tedious, and offers to do revises.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Francis Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[after 8 Oct 1876]
Source of text:
DAR 274.1: 36
Summary:

Thanks for papers and letter; has been working in the mornings on teasel.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Francis Darwin
To:
Horace Pearce
Date:
24 Nov 1876
Source of text:
Bonhams (dealers) (27 May 2007, lot 590)
Summary:

Explains how they look after Drosera plants.

Encloses his father’s autograph.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project