From George Maw 18 April 1869
Summary
He has found abundant Drosophyllum in Andalusia.
| Author: | George Maw |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 18 Apr 1869 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 104 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6704 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … He has found abundant Drosophyllum in Andalusia. …
- … had asked Maw to obtain a specimen of Drosophyllum lusitanicum (see letter to George Maw, …
- … O’Donoghue 1988). CD mentioned receiving Drosophyllum specimens from Maw in Insectivorous …
- … about 6 miles N of this place the Drosophyllum in great abundance—quite half an acre …
- … enclosed to your address a box of the Drosophyllum which I hope will reach you safely I …
To George Maw 17 January [1869]
Summary
Describes Drosophyllum and its habitat.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Maw |
| Date: | 17 Jan [1869] |
| Classmark: | Royal Horticultural Society, Lindley Library (MAW/1/15) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6559 |
Matches: 2 hits
- … Describes Drosophyllum and its habitat. …
- … th My dear Sir I have never seen the Drosophyllum. — It is described as somewhat shrubby, …
To George Maw 22 May [1869]
Summary
Thanks GM for specimens of Drosophyllum.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Maw |
| Date: | 22 May [1869] |
| Classmark: | Royal Horticultural Society, Lindley Library (MAW/1/17) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6756 |
Matches: 2 hits
- … Thanks GM for specimens of Drosophyllum . …
- … sending me the splendid specimen on the Drosophyllum, which I have received safely. I will …
From George Maw 17 May 1869
Summary
He is managing to salvage a few Andalusian Drosophyllum plants from the voyage and will send some to CD.
| Author: | George Maw |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 17 May 1869 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 105 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6748 |
Matches: 3 hits
- … is managing to salvage a few Andalusian Drosophyllum plants from the voyage and will send …
- … Maw, 27 April [1869] . Maw refers to Drosophyllum lusitanicum. Sedum (stonecrop) is a …
- … Sir I dried a few specimens of the drosophyllum & as the plants did not arrive in very …
To George Maw 13 January 1869
Summary
Thanks GM for offer of observations. Would be interested to know when the horns of merino rams first appear,
and has long wished for living specimens of Drosophyllum.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Maw |
| Date: | 13 Jan 1869 |
| Classmark: | Royal Horticultural Society, Lindley Library (MAW/1/14) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6552 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … of merino rams first appear, and has long wished for living specimens of Drosophyllum . …
- … Dalton Hooker to acquire a specimen of Drosophyllum as early as 1864, but Hooker was …
- … letter to J. V. Carus, 5 January 1869 . Drosophyllum is a genus of insectivorous plants; …
- … many years for a living specimen of the Drosophyllum; I know that it grows near Gibraltar, …
From George Maw 14 January 1869
Summary
In Gibraltar he will make notes on merino lambs and Drosophyllum as CD requests.
| Author: | George Maw |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 14 Jan 1869 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 103 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6553 |
Matches: 2 hits
- … In Gibraltar he will make notes on merino lambs and Drosophyllum as CD requests. …
- … Maw refers to the insectivorous plant Drosophyllum (see letter to George Maw, 13 January …
To George Maw 27 April [1869]
Summary
Thanks GM for specimens of Drosophyllum; by a strange coincidence CD has also received plants from a correspondent in Oporto [W. C. Tait].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Maw |
| Date: | 27 Apr [1869] |
| Classmark: | Royal Horticultural Society, Lindley Library (MAW/1/16) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6714 |
Matches: 3 hits
- … Thanks GM for specimens of Drosophyllum ; by a strange coincidence CD has also received …
- … for your great kindness about the rare Drosophyllum. — The plants have arrived, but in a …
- … send me any plants, so I mentioned the Drosophyllum, which he found immediately & sent me …
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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 …
