From F. J. Cohn 5 August 1877
Summary
Praises unbroken series of CD’s and Francis [Darwin]’s botanical works.
Confirms FD’s Dipsacus observations. Problem of interpreting microscopic filaments as protoplasm or as inorganic and osmotic artifacts.
| Author: | Ferdinand Julius Cohn |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 5 Aug 1877 |
| Classmark: | DAR 161: 203 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11093 |
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- … s dissertation, Untersuchungen über Drosophyllum lusitanicum Lk. , was submitted on 24 …
- … Otto. 1877. Untersuchungen über Drosophyllum lusitanicum Lk. : Inaugural-Dissertation. [ …
- … inaugural dissertation on the anatomy of Drosophyllum lusitanicum. 1.7 Immediately] after …
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Darwin's in letters, 1873: Animal or vegetable?
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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…
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- … On sending Darwin a specimen of the carnivorous Drosophyllum lusitanicum , Hooker wrote: “Pray …
Darwin in letters, 1869: Forward on all fronts
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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…
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- … 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 …
