From John Scott 10 June [1864]
Summary
Sends Passiflora paper [see 4485].
Sends seeds of peloric Antirrhinum crossed by normal form and sends results of his experiments [table of crosses].
| Author: | John Scott |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 June [1864] |
| Classmark: | DAR 51: B22; DAR 177: 109 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4526 |
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- … quantity of the hybrid seeds myself. I am attending particularly to the germinative powers …
From John Scott 25 September 1872
Summary
Acting as Superintendent of Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta.
Observations on worm-castings in India.
| Author: | John Scott |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 25 Sept 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 121 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8534 |
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- … appointment. I am thus kept very busy attending alike to my own duties and those of the …
From John Scott 19 March 1864
Summary
On fertilisation of Gongora.
His work on peloric Antirrhinum, Passiflora, and Verbascum, done at CD’s suggestion, is at CD’s disposal.
| Author: | John Scott |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 19 Mar 1864 |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 102 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4432 |
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- … a provision in view of the difficulties attending effective fertilization: an in
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From John Scott 6 January 1863
Summary
Sends Primula scotica and P. farinosa.
So far cannot fertilise Gongora atropurpurea although it is similar to Acropera luteola.
Experimenting on intergeneric hybrids to test CD’s view that sterility is not a special endowment.
Scott’s personal history.
Acropera capsule grows.
Plans for experiments CD has suggested on Primula, peloric Antirrhinum, and Verbascum.
Asks about Gärtner’s experiments on maize.
Aware of Anderson-Henry’s failures.
Through kindness of J. H. Balfour and James McNab, enjoys facilities for research. JS is in charge of the propagating department. Balfour almost engaged him to be superintendent of the Madras Horticultural Garden.
| Author: | John Scott |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 6 Jan 1863 |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 81, 83 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3904 |
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- … in entertaining this hope, yet from the success attending the experiments on Acropera , in …
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