To George Bentham 15 December [1857]
Summary
For his studies on fertility of crosses, asks GB to mark a list of pairs of Cucubalus as to whether they are varieties of the same species, or distinct species.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Bentham |
| Date: | 15 Dec [1857] |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Bentham Correspondence, Vol. 3, Daintree–Dyer, 1830–1884, GEB/1/3: f. 681 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2184 |
To E. W. V. Harcourt 15 December [1857]
Summary
Will not accept invitation to Hastings, or offer to send pigeons to Down.
Is looking forward to seeing pigeons at Crystal Palace poultry show.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Edward William Vernon Harcourt |
| Date: | 15 Dec [1857] |
| Classmark: | Bodleian Libraries, Oxford (MS. Harcourt dep. adds. 346, fols. 263–4) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2184F |
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Darwin and working from home
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Ever wondered how Darwin worked? As part of our For the Curious series of simple interactives, ‘Darwin working from home’ lets you explore objects from Darwin’s study and garden at Down House to learn how he worked and what he had to say about it. And not…
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Darwin's health
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On 28 March 1849, ten years before Origin was published, Darwin wrote to his good friend Joseph Hooker from Great Malvern in Worcestershire, where Dr James Manby Gully ran a fashionable water-cure establishment. Darwin apologised for his delayed reply to…
