To James Anderson 23 December [1862]
Summary
Has heard from Asa Gray [see 3850] that JA is bringing live plants over for CD. Gives address for forwarding box to Down.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | James Anderson |
| Date: | 23 Dec [1862] |
| Classmark: | Autographia (dealers) (no date) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3874A |
From James Anderson 1 April 1863
Summary
Sends CD seeds of Cattleya crispa as requested [see Collected papers 2: 77–8].
Anticipates success for his attempts to cross orchids artificially. Has not had a single seed germinate from a pod that was not produced by artificial crossing.
| Author: | James Anderson |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 1 Apr 1863 |
| Classmark: | DAR 159: 59 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4071 |
From James Anderson 18 June 1863
Summary
Sends a capsule of Dendrobium cretaceum. [See Orchids, 2d ed.]
| Author: | James Anderson |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 18 June 1863 |
| Classmark: | DAR 70: 181 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4215 |
From James Anderson [after 24 February 1871?]
Summary
Sends two books detailing a new medical method that will produce "a state of health & vigour on every occasion & in every instance" and is applicable to "the entire circle of animated nature" [William Hibbert, Important discovery. Hibbert’s new theory and practice of medicine (1870) and The new theory and practice of medicine (1870)]. The volumes apply to animals and man. Subsequent books will detail the method for insects and plants.
[Letter erroneously addressed to E. A. Darwin, and forwarded by EAD to CD.]
| Author: | James Anderson |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [after 24 Feb 1871?] |
| Classmark: | DAR 159: 72 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7407 |
| letter | (4) |
| Anderson, James (c) | (3) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Anderson, James | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (4) |
| Anderson, James (c) | (3) |
| Anderson, James | (1) |
