From Thomas Birkett 22 November 1881
Summary
Has read Earthworms; would like to know if his friend’s belief is true that worms, if not destroyed, eat the tender rootlets of grass.
| Author: | Thomas Birkett |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 22 Nov 1881 |
| Classmark: | DAR 160: 310 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13502 |
From G. H. Darwin [22 November 1881]
Summary
Thinks William Thomson will support him [for Plumian Professorship at Cambridge].
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [22 Nov 1881] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.2: 100 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13503 |
To T. L. Brunton 22 November 1881
Summary
Writes to ask how much he should subscribe to fund for David Ferrier.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Lauder Brunton, 1st baronet |
| Date: | 22 Nov 1881 |
| Classmark: | DAR 160: 351 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13504 |
To W. P. Snow 22 November 1881
Summary
Hopes WPS may succeed with a new edition of his book [see 13495]. WPS saw so much more of the natives of Tierra del Fuego than did CD and his opinion of them is probably right.
Discourages him from visiting.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Parker Snow |
| Date: | 22 Nov 1881 |
| Classmark: | National Museums Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13505 |
To S. H. Vines 22 November 1881
Summary
Rows of cells with granular matter following treatment with carbonate of ammonia also found in white and young rootlets of common zonal Pelargonium. Differs slightly from Euphorbia in that 2, 3, 4, or 5 rows often adjoin. CD wrong in supposing that these rows of cells were connected with lacticiferous ducts ("milk-tubes"). Root hairs arise exclusively from rows of cells without brownish granular matter. It appears that certain rows of cells with hairs are absorbent and store matter of some kind. This is a new view of the structure and function of rootlets. Francis Darwin will soon set up the salt solution to make the experiment SHV recommends.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Sydney Howard Vines |
| Date: | 22 Nov 1881 |
| Classmark: | DAR 185: 78 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13505A |
| letter | (5) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Birkett, Thomas | (1) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Brunton, T. L. | (1) |
| Snow, W. P. | (1) |
| Vines, S. H. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (5) |
| Birkett, Thomas | (1) |
| Brunton, T. L. | (1) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (1) |
| Snow, W. P. | (1) |
Correspondence with women
Summary
We know of letters to or from around 2000 correspondents, about 100 of whom were women. Using the letter summaries available on this website, the letters can be assigned to rough categories. Included in the count are letters to women in Darwin’s family…
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