From:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[23] Dec 1865
Source of text:
DAR 102: 47–50
Summary:
No one believes in Karsten.
Surprised by CD’s observations that illegitimate crosses within a species produce hybrid-like offspring.
JDH’s scepticism of Scott’s observations.
On proposing James Hector vs Julius von Haast for Royal Society; on learned society honours.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
