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LINNEAN1647

From:
William Reed
To:
Unknown
Date:
[1872]
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/19/69, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Photographic copy of John Opie's (1761-1807) 1798 portrait of Pleasance Smith.

[Note in pencil by Robert Kippist on reverse] received from Lady Smith 17 September 1872.

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London

DCP-LETT-8211

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Alfred Russel Wallace
Date:
[19 Feb 1872]
Source of text:
Linnean Society of London (Quentin Keynes Collection)
Summary:

Sends 6th ed. of Origin;

draws attention to his criticism of ARW’s estimate of Kovalevsky;

mentions his disagreement with much of Spencer’s doctrine

and in a postscript points out an inaccuracy in an article in Once a Month.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-8517

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Linnean Society
Date:
12 Sept 1872
Source of text:
Linnean Society of London (Darwin Misc. Letters 9)
Summary:

Instructions for forwarding a parcel and outstanding issues of Transactions due him.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-8501

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Linnean Society
Date:
[after 12] Sept 1872
Source of text:
Linnean Society of London (Darwin Misc. Letters 8)
Summary:

Note authorising James West to collect Transactions on CD’s behalf.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

LINNEAN1649

From:
Pleasance Smith
To:
Robert Kippist
Date:
16 Sep 1872
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/19/70, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

At present unable to locate [Alexander] Macleay's correspondence but when she does will send them. Thanks for portait of Macleay; in return sends photographic copy of [John] Opie's 1798 portrait of her.

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London

DCP-LETT-8557

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer
Date:
13 Oct [1872]
Source of text:
Linnean Society of London (LS Ms 299/18)
Summary:

THF’s article in Nature ["The fertilisation of a few papilionaceous flowers", 6 (1872): 478–80, 498–501] is extremely good.

Suspects he now has answer to why common peas and sweetpeas hardly ever intercross, a point which half drove CD mad for years.

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Darwin Correspondence Project
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