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Darwin in letters, 1862: A multiplicity of experiments
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1862 was a particularly productive year for Darwin. This was not only the case in his published output (two botanical papers and a book on the pollination mechanisms of orchids), but more particularly in the extent and breadth of the botanical experiments…
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- … for months while he worked on ‘Dimorphic condition in Primula ’ and Orchids ; it suffered a …
- … D. Hooker, 12 [December 1862] ). Two sexual forms: Primula and Linum Darwin’s …
- … plants, which had begun in 1861 with his study of Primula and escalated throughout 1862 as he …
- … 10, Appendix VI). His paper, ‘Dimorphic condition in Primula ’, was read before the Linnean …
- … March 1862. The paper described the two forms of Primula flower, short-styled and long …
- … of distinct individuals’ (‘Dimorphic condition in Primula ’, p. 92 ( Collected papers 2: 59)). …
- … ( Autobiography , p. 134). On completion of his Primula paper, Darwin repeated his …
- … ( Autobiography ,p. 128). However, having made out the Primula case he determined to …
- … he regretted having ‘wasted time’ in repeating his Primula crosses, and determined to publish on …
- … or by doing experiments. As he had done for his Primula paper, he drew up a list of individuals …
Forms of flowers
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Darwin’s book The different forms of flowers on plants of the same species, published in 1877, investigated the structural differences in the sexual organs of flowers of the same species. It drew on and expanded five articles Darwin had published on the…
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- … begun to refer to the ‘ dimorphous condition ’ in Primula and planned to publish the results …
- … Darwin was finishing his paper on the dimorphic forms of Primula, he was able to inform Gray , ‘ …
- … in the conclusion to his paper (‘Dimorphic condition in Primula ’, p. 94): ‘The simple fact of …
- … with pollen from the same form. At this late stage in his Primula research, Darwin discovered …
- … the two forms, or dimorphic condition, in the species of Primula , and on their remarkable sexual …
- … ‘Dimorphic condition in Primula ’, p. 78. ‘Truly wonderful’ It was …
- … to Linum , which had been briefly mentioned in his Primula paper. In July 1862, Darwin …
- … are connected with a separation of the sexes. Certainly in Primula there is unequal fertility in the …
- … most eminent French Botanists in Paris said that my paper on Primula was the work of imagination, …
- … . Scott had been studying the character of seedlings in Primula in parallel experiments to …
- … while the second, ‘On the specific difference between Primula veris , Brit. Fl. (var. …
Floral Dimorphism
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Sources|Discussion Questions|Experiment Floral studies In 1877 Darwin published a book that included a series of smaller studies on botanical subjects. Titled The different forms of flowers on plants of the same species, it consisted primarily of…
Darwin in letters, 1863: Quarrels at home, honours abroad
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At the start of 1863, Charles Darwin was actively working on the manuscript of The variation of animals and plants under domestication, anticipating with excitement the construction of a hothouse to accommodate his increasingly varied botanical experiments…
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- … and 1862. With the publication in 1862 of his paper on Primula (‘Dimorphic condition in …
- … 10, Appendix VI). In addition to crossing varieties of Primula in 1863, he continued working …
- … after reading Darwin’s paper, ‘Dimorphic condition in Primula ’, as well as investigations of …
- … in 1863. Darwin eventually communicated Scott’s Primula work to the Linnean Society in a paper …
- … would delay publication of his own continuing work with Primula crosses, the results of which …
- … confirmed the results of Darwin’s earlier paper on Primula ; his additional crosses between …
Darwin in letters, 1864: Failing health
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On receiving a photograph from Charles Darwin, the American botanist Asa Gray wrote on 11 July 1864: ‘the venerable beard gives the look of your having suffered, and … of having grown older’. Because of poor health, Because of poor health, Darwin…
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Darwin in letters, 1861: Gaining allies
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The year 1861 marked an important change in the direction of Darwin’s work. He had weathered the storm that followed the publication of Origin, and felt cautiously optimistic about the ultimate acceptance of his ideas. The letters from this year provide an…
Lydia Becker
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Becker was a leading member of the suffrage movement, perhaps best known for publishing the Women’s Suffrage Journal. She was also a successful biologist, astronomer and botanist and, between 1863 and 1877, an occasional correspondent of Charles Darwin. …
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- … meeting ('Climbing plants', `Dimorphic condition in Primula ‘ and probably `Three forms …
Darwin in letters, 1868: Studying sex
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The quantity of Darwin’s correspondence increased dramatically in 1868 due largely to his ever-widening research on human evolution and sexual selection.Darwin’s theory of sexual selection as applied to human descent led him to investigate aspects of the…
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- … two papers in January, ‘Specific difference in Primula ’ and ‘Illegitimate offspring of dimorphic …
Volume appendices
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Here is a list of the appendices from the print volumes of the Correspondence of Charles Darwin with links to adapted online versions where they are available. Appendix I in each volume contains translations of letters in foreign languages and these can…
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- … Presentation list for ‘Dimorphic condition in Primula ’ 10 IV …
Darwin in letters, 1877: Flowers and honours
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Ever since the publication of Expression, Darwin’s research had centred firmly on botany. The year 1877 was no exception. The spring and early summer were spent completing Forms of flowers, his fifth book on a botanical topic. He then turned to the…
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- … stamens, that appeared in hermaphroditic species such as Primula , Linum , and Lythrum . ‘I …
Origin: the lost changes for the second German edition
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Darwin sent a list of changes made uniquely to the second German edition of Origin to its translator, Heinrich Georg Bronn. That lost list is recreated here.
Scientific Networks
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Friendship|Mentors|Class|Gender In its broadest sense, a scientific network is a set of connections between people, places, and things that channel the communication of knowledge, and that substantially determine both its intellectual form and content,…
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- … and his work on homomorphic and heteromorphic crosses in Primula . Letter 4611 — …
Movement in Plants
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The power of movement in plants, published on 7 November 1880, was the final large botanical work that Darwin wrote. It was the only work in which the assistance of one of his children, Francis Darwin, is mentioned on the title page. The research for this…
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- … me more than the fertilisation of such plants as Primula and Lythrum , or again Anacamptis …
Darwin in letters,1866: Survival of the fittest
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The year 1866 began well for Charles Darwin, as his health, after several years of illness, was now considerably improved. In February, Darwin received a request from his publisher, John Murray, for a new edition of Origin. Darwin got the fourth…
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- … strata; he thought his own work on orchids and Primula of ‘too indirect a bearing to be worth …
Dramatisation script
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Re: Design – Adaptation of the Correspondence of Charles Darwin, Asa Gray and others… by Craig Baxter – as performed 25 March 2007
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- … little information on any cases of dimorphism, like that of Primula… GRAY: 118 I …