To W. C. Tait 7 April [1869]
Summary
Drosophyllum plants recovering [from trip]. Describes experiments on them.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Chester Tait |
| Date: | 7 Apr [1869] |
| Classmark: | Natural History Museum, Library and Archives (General Special Collections DC AL 1/10) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6693 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Drosophyllum plants recovering [from trip]. Describes experiments on them. …
- … records the receipt of two plants of Drosophyllum lusitanicum from CD on 29 September …
- … I am delighted to say that your plants of Drosophyllum are recovering; the old leaves have …
- … March 1869 . Tait had sent specimens of Drosophyllum lusitanicum from Portugal. See letter …
- … CD described his observations of Drosophyllum lusitanicum in Insectivorous plants , pp. …
To W. C. Tait 17 July [1869]
Summary
Discusses need for cross-fertilisation in Geranium.
Hooker begins to doubt whether Drosophyllum so closely allied to Drosera.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Chester Tait |
| Date: | 17 July [1869] |
| Classmark: | DAR 147: 545; Sotheby’s (dealers) (19 July 1990) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6833 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … in Geranium . Hooker begins to doubt whether Drosophyllum so closely allied to Drosera . …
- … Tait had sent CD several specimens of Drosophyllum lusitanicum , but they arrived in poor …
- … When I left home a month ago one alone of the Drosophyllums was still healthy. …
- … begins to have some doubts whether Drosophyllum is so closely allied to Drosera. Pray do …
To W. C. Tait 12 and 16 March 1869
Summary
Thanks for specimen of Drosophyllum.
Describes capacity of various plants to catch flies.
Cannot name fern specimen.
Laugher pigeon descended from Columba livia.
Discusses tailless dogs.
Believes astronomical phenomenon responsible for oscillation of level of earth’s crust.
Would WCT like copy of Orchids?
Expected plants [Drosophyllum] have arrived.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Chester Tait |
| Date: | 12 and 16 Mar 1869 |
| Classmark: | DAR 147: 541; Sotheby’s (dealers) (19 July 1990) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6661 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Thanks for specimen of Drosophyllum . Describes capacity of various plants to catch flies. …
- … s crust. Would WCT like copy of Orchids ? Expected plants [ Drosophyllum ] have arrived. …
- … inhabitants notice the power of the Drosophyllum to catch flies, for this is the subject …
- … I was most anxious to learn how the Drosophyllum would act, so that the Director of the …
- … From what I can see of the glands on Drosophyllum I suspect that I shall find only the …
To W. C. Tait 2 February [1869]
Summary
Discusses case of tailless dogs.
Does not intend to follow up work on variation under domestication.
Asks for specimen of Drosophyllum from Portugal.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Chester Tait |
| Date: | 2 Feb [1869] |
| Classmark: | Alan R. Tait (private collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6593 |
Matches: 3 hits
- … up work on variation under domestication. Asks for specimen of Drosophyllum from Portugal. …
- … Maw to try to obtain a specimen of Drosophyllum lusitanicum (see letter to George Maw, 13 …
- … me a living young plant of the rare Drosophyllum Lusitanicum, which grows in sandy places …
To W. C. Tait 27 August [1869]
Summary
Will not trouble WCT for more specimens of Drosophyllum. Hooker says genus is closely allied to Drosera, though having such different habits.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Chester Tait |
| Date: | 27 Aug [1869] |
| Classmark: | DAR 147: 546 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6872 |
Matches: 2 hits
- … not trouble WCT for more specimens of Drosophyllum . Hooker says genus is closely allied …
- … to send me more specimens and seed of Drosophyllum; but I will not trouble you, for they …
To W. C. Tait 24 February 1869
Summary
Discusses method for shipping Drosophyllum specimens.
Asks about inheritance in tailless dogs;
the growth of horns in merino sheep.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Chester Tait |
| Date: | 24 Feb 1869 |
| Classmark: | Alan R. Tait (private collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6631 |
Matches: 2 hits
- … Discusses method for shipping Drosophyllum specimens. Asks about inheritance in tailless …
- … is extraordinarily great about the Drosophyllum. If the Box (which if possible had better …
To W. C. Tait 18 April [1869]
Summary
Not well owing to fall from horse.
[Drosophyllum] plants going on very well.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Chester Tait |
| Date: | 18 Apr [1869] |
| Classmark: | Alan R. Tait (private collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6705 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … Not well owing to fall from horse. [ Drosophyllum ] plants going on very well. …
To W. C. Tait 1 June [1869]
Summary
WCT should send specimens to Orpington Station.
Invites him to visit, but afraid conversation "would quite knock me up".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Chester Tait |
| Date: | 1 June [1869] |
| Classmark: | Alan R. Tait (private collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6768 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … England. The specimens would have been of Drosophyllum lusitanicum (see letter from W. …
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Darwin's in letters, 1873: Animal or vegetable?
Summary
Having laboured for nearly five years on human evolution, sexual selection, and the expression of emotions, Darwin was able to devote 1873 almost exclusively to his beloved plants. He resumed work on the digestive powers of sundews and Venus fly traps, and…
Matches: 1 hits
- … On sending Darwin a specimen of the carnivorous Drosophyllum lusitanicum , Hooker wrote: “Pray …
Darwin in letters, 1869: Forward on all fronts
Summary
At the start of 1869, Darwin was hard at work making changes and additions for a fifth edition of Origin. He may have resented the interruption to his work on sexual selection and human evolution, but he spent forty-six days on the task. Much of the…
Matches: 2 hits
- … specimens of the primitive and rare insectivorous plant Drosophyllum lusitanicum that had been …
- … Darwin wanted to compare the insect-catching mechanism of Drosophyllum with that of Drosera …
