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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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- … experiments with the primrose ( Primula vulgaris ) and the cowslip ( Primula veris ). Their …
- … Hooker: ‘I will fight you to the death, that as Primrose & Cowslip are different in appearance …
- … He had concluded that when crossed, the the primrose and cowslip produced the common oxlip which he …
- … Darwin also established the relationship of the primrose and cowslip to the Bardfield oxlip ( P. …
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…
Darwin in letters, 1874: A turbulent year
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The year 1874 was one of consolidation, reflection, and turmoil for Darwin. He spent the early months working on second editions of Coral reefs and Descent of man; the rest of the year was mostly devoted to further research on insectivorous plants. A…
Darwin in letters, 1860: Answering critics
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On 7 January 1860, John Murray published the second edition of Darwin’s Origin of species, printing off another 3000 copies to satisfy the demands of an audience that surprised both the publisher and the author. It wasn't long, however, before ‘the…
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- … “female plants” . . . I cannot help suspecting that the cowslip is in fact dioicous—but it may turn …
