To J. D. Hooker [before 15 July 1874]
Summary
Suggests experiments to try [with Nepenthes]. Asks JDH to test whether cabbage seeds and peas exposed to the ferment germinate.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | [before 15 July 1874] |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (JDH/3/6 Insectivorous plants 1873–8: 38–9) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9523 |
To F. C. Donders 15 July 1874
Summary
Discusses effect of atropine solution on eye,
and effect of phosphate of ammonia solution on gland of Drosera.
Would like to see work by T. W. Engelmann and possibly one by Dr De Ruyter.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Frans Cornelis (Franciscus Cornelius) Donders |
| Date: | 15 July 1874 |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9547 |
From J. D. Hooker 15 July 1874
Summary
Asks what can be the meaning of appendages to tips of leaflets of enclosed Acacia or Mimosa.
Is at fibrin today.
Michael Foster suggests coagulation of protoplasm may be diseased, not digestive, symptom.
F. M. Balfour is at Kew today.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 15 July 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 103: 206–7 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9548 |
To Donders [after 15 July 1874]
Summary
Wishes he had known of atropia and hopes he will have time to try it next summer.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Unidentified |
| Date: | [after 15 July 1874] |
| Classmark: | Christie’s (dealers) (7 May 1993) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9548F |
Document type
| letter | (4) |
Author
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (1) |
Addressee
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
| Donders, F. C. | (1) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (1) |
| Unidentified | (1) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | (4) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (2) |
| Donders, F. C. | (1) |
| Unidentified | (1) |
