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Herschel10491

From:
John R. Hind
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 June 1861]
Source of text:
RS:HS 9.369
Summary:

Is very pleased he agrees with the present system of naming the asteroids; so does G. B. Airy. George Bishop died yesterday, and the Observatory is now in the hands of Bishop's son.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday4020

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
Benjamin Vincent
Date:
15 June 1861
Source of text:
RI MS F1 G22
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Faraday4021

From:
Faraday and Jane Barnard
To:
Mary Deacon
Date:
16 June 1861
Source of text:
RI MS F1 L/2/4
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

DCP-LETT-3186

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George Bentham
Date:
17 June [1861]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Bentham Correspondence, Vol. 3, Daintree–Dyer, 1830–1884, GEB/1/3: f. 697)
Summary:

Asks for specimen of Orchis pyramidalis for his work on insect fertilisation of orchids.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-3185

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George Gordon
Date:
17 June [1861]
Source of text:
Elgin Museum (Gordon Archive 61.7)
Summary:

Asks whether GG can help CD get specimens of Corallorhiza.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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Faraday4022

From:
James Emerson Tennent
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
17 June 1861
Source of text:
IET MS SC 2/3/13
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Tyndall1788

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Juliet Pollock
Date:
17th June 1861.
Source of text:
MS JT/1/T/1538; MS JT/1/TYP/6/1978, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

DCP-LETT-3187

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Alexander Goodman More
Date:
17 June [1861]
Source of text:
Royal Irish Academy (A. G. More papers RIA MS 4 B 46)
Summary:

Would be grateful for observations on orchids.

Believes Spiranthes visited by moths. Asks AGM to repeat experiment on Spiranthes.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-3188

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Journal of Horticulture
Date:
[before 18 June 1861]
Source of text:
Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener, and Country Gentleman n.s. 1 (1861): 211
Summary:

CD, commenting on a case of peloric flowering in Auricula, urges readers to send in their observations on whether flowers nearest the axis tend to differ from others on the plant. Such a law of variation would be worth discovering.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-3190

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
19 June [1861]
Source of text:
DAR 115: 103
Summary:

CD’s changing taste in periodical literature.

William Darwin’s partnership in bank.

Work: variation and orchids.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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Faraday4023

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
Benjamin Vincent
Date:
19 June 1861
Source of text:
RI MS F1 E27
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

DCP-LETT-3189

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Frederick Smith
Date:
19 June [1861]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.255)
Summary:

Discusses pollen-masses found on various insects.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

Tyndall1789

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Miss Guthrie
Date:
Undated
Source of text:
2006, 1390, no. 179, Maggs Auction Catalogue
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

DCP-LETT-13879

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Unidentified
Date:
20 June [1861-8]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.)
Summary:

Sends a copy of the paper [with A. R. Wallace, "On the tendency of species to form varieties" (1858), Collected papers 2: 3–19] about which his correspondent asked; CD’s parts were written years ago and not intended for publication; he gave permission for publication of the extracts. Wallace’s paper seems to him excellent.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

Tyndall1790

From:
Edward Sabine
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
June 21. 1861
Source of text:
MS JT/1/S/23; MS JT/1/TYP/4/1320, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Herschel10585

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Sir William J. Hooker
Date:
[21 June 1861]
Source of text:
RS:HS 9.463 & 23.332
Summary:

Found some old packets of seeds of Protea yesterday and wonders if he would like them to be sown to see if they would germinate. Comments on some of the plants in his garden. Tried some Peruvian potatoes.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

DCP-LETT-3193

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George Bentham
Date:
22 June [1861]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Bentham Correspondence, Vol. 3, Daintree–Dyer, 1830–1884, GEB/1/3: f. 692)
Summary:

Thanks GB for specimen [of Orchis pyramidalis].

Discusses a great difficulty with orchids: "Insects visit several species which never secrete an atom of honey." [See Orchids, p. 44ff.] Does GB know whether nectar is ever secreted and reabsorbed promptly?

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-3191

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George Gordon
Date:
22 June [1861]
Source of text:
Elgin Museum (Gordon Archive 61.8)
Summary:

Thanks GG for his efforts. Corallorhiza would be most valuable.

Leaves for Torquay on 1 July.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-3192

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
22 June [1861]
Source of text:
DAR 115: 84
Summary:

Many mutual acquaintances are ill.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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DCP-LETT-3194A

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Henry Bence Jones
Date:
23 June [1861]
Source of text:
Walter R. Benjamin Autographs (dealer) (1992)
Summary:

Noting that he is not an M.D., he would be much gratified should the University of Breslau think fit to honour him.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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