To S. H. Vines 27 November 1881
Summary
Describes experiment in which Euphorbia and Drosophyllum roots were exposed to ammonium carbonate solution. Asks SHV’s opinion.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Sydney Howard Vines |
| Date: | 27 Nov 1881 |
| Classmark: | DAR 185: 79 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13513 |
Matches: 3 hits
- … experiment in which Euphorbia and Drosophyllum roots were exposed to ammonium carbonate …
- … peplus is petty spurge. CD’s notes on Drosophyllum lusitanicum , the Portuguese sundew or …
- … I have been observing the roots of Drosophyllum Lusitanicum in which, as I expected, weak …
To J. D. Hooker 30 October 1881
Summary
Profuse thanks for plants.
Specifies which euphorbs he wants. Euphorbs’ alternate rows of ammonium carbonate reactive/non-reactive cells are worth more study.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 30 Oct 1881 |
| Classmark: | DAR 95: 542–3 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13442 |
Matches: 3 hits
- … here. Now about the plants: the Drosophyllum & Sarracenia arrived in perfect condition & …
- … wedge-like section of the earth in which Drosophyllum grows to get some of its roots,, but …
- … J. D. Hooker, 22 October 1881 and n. 10. Drosophyllum is the monotypic genus of Portuguese …
To J. D. Hooker 22 October 1881
Summary
Visiting his son Horace.
Studying action of carbonate of ammonia. Finds similar looking Euphorbia root cells react differently.
Intrigued by Dischidia rafflesiana, whose pitchers manufacture manure-water that nourishes adventitious roots. Does JDH know histologist for detailed study?
Julius von Wiesner’s criticism of Movement in plants "vivisects" CD in "a most courteous but awful manner" [Das Bewegungsvermögen der Pflanzen (1881)].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 22 Oct 1881 |
| Classmark: | DAR 95: 538–41 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13420 |
Matches: 2 hits
- … pitchers native to North America. Drosophyllum is the monotypic genus of Portuguese sundew …
- … tin-box. — Or I could return plant. —) ( Drosophyllum — a very small plant w d suffice & I …
From J. D. Hooker 27 October 1881
Summary
On plants CD requested.
Frank should work on Dischidia.
Work on palms.
Overloaded with reading.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 27 Oct 1881 |
| Classmark: | DAR 104: 170–1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13435 |
Matches: 2 hits
- … plant. I send our only plants of Drosophyllum — we can get others so do not “agitate …
- … mentioned has not been identified. Drosophyllum is the monotypic genus of Portuguese …
| letter | (4) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (1) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
| Vines, S. H. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (4) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (3) |
| Vines, S. H. | (1) |
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 …
