To J. D. Hooker 28 January 1877
Summary
CD thinks A. Günther’s tortoises are relics of closely allied forms, once widely distributed. Expressed this view to AG a few months ago. Cannot explain their restriction to volcanic islands.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 28 Jan 1877 |
| Classmark: | DAR 95: 432–3 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10819 |
From J. D. Hooker 13 September 1876
Summary
JDH’s condolences at Amy Darwin’s death.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 13 Sept 1876 |
| Classmark: | DAR 104: 60–1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10597 |
To J. D. Hooker 11 March [1878]
Summary
Sends JDH a letter he has written supporting James Torbitt’s potato trials.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 11 Mar [1878] |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (JDH/2/2/1 f. 310) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11412F |
From J. D. Hooker 20 February – 16 [March] 1848
Summary
Though correspondence has never ebbed so low, CD is constantly in his thoughts.
Observations on cheetahs used as domesticated hunting animals.
Finds geographical barriers sometimes separate species, but also finds species that remain separate where there are no barriers to migration.
Colour "individuates" isolated animal species.
Plains and alpine animal distribution show altitude not strictly analogous to latitude.
Impact of timber cutting on climate has led to extinction of crocodiles.
Will discuss coal formation in letter to Edward Forbes.
CD often asked whether isolated mountains in southern latitudes had closely allied representatives of Arctic and north temperate plants; JDH has found a representative barberry.
Making for Darjeeling via Calcutta.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 20 Feb – 16 [Mar] 1848 |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (India letters 1847–51: 52–4 JDH/1/10) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1158 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … James William Colvile , advocate-general in Calcutta. Lawrence Peel , chief-justice of Calcutta. John McClelland of the Bengal Medical Service, who was in charge of the Calcutta botanic gardens from 1846 to 1848. A light litter for one, with a box borne on poles carried on the shoulders of four or six men. George Eden , Earl of Auckland, was instrumental in obtaining a Treasury grant for Hooker’s expedition to India, see letter …
From J. D. Hooker 30 September 1849
Summary
CD partly right. JDH was calling "stratification" what CD calls "foliation". Answers CD’s question on cleavage foliation in Himalayas. Glacial action.
Charmed by CD’s Admiralty instructions on geology [in Manual of scientific enquiry (1849), Collected papers 1: 227–50], but complains he does not give prices of books and instruments he recommends.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 30 Sept 1849 |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (India letters 1847–51: 217–18 JDH/1/10) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1257 |
| Hooker, J. D. | (3) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (5) |
| Hooker, J. D. |
