From William Swale 13 July 1858
Summary
Discusses the absence of a native bee in New Zealand and the insects which probably performed its fertilising function [see "Agency of bees in fertilization", Collected papers 2: 21]. Describes the success of the naturalised hive-bee and also the rapid spread of introduced members of the Fabaceae.
| Author: | William Swale |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 13 July 1858 |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 323 (fragile), DAR 205.4: 79 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2308 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … Swale, William Darwin, C. R. …
- … From William Swale 13 July 1858 …
- … 177: 323 (fragile), DAR 205.4: 79 William Swale Christchurch 13 July 1858 Charles Robert …
- … William Swale , a Norfolk-born gardener, had emigrated to New Zealand and become a …
- … 1858] . CD included short extracts from Swale’s letter in his letter to the Gardeners’ …
- … Letter and quite at liberty to make use of the same. Very faithfully yours | W m Swale M …
- … r Swale of Christchurch Canterbury New Zealand says in letter of July 13. 58 “the red, …
- … bees in fertilisation. A longer extract from Swale’s letter was printed separately in the …
From William Swale 16 February [1870?]
Summary
Sends CD some notes on the habits of the "American Blight Bird" in New Zealand.
| Author: | William Swale |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 16 Feb [1870?] |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 324 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7109 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Swale, William Darwin, C. R. …
- … From William Swale 16 February [1870? ] …
- … DAR 177: 324 William Swale Avonside Botanic Garden, Christchurch 16 Feb [1870? ] Charles …
- … this from your old Correspondent | William Swale | Avonside Botanic Garden | Ch. Church, …
- … recently spread north. Journal of researches. Swale had corresponded with CD in 1858 (see …
- … Correspondence vol. 7, letter from William Swale, 13 July 1858 ). Middle Island is now …
To Swale and Wilson [on or before 24 October 1849]
Summary
Orders books [Hugh Miller, Foot-prints of the Creator (1849)
and Carl Wilhelm von Humboldt, Thoughts and opinions of a statesman, Sir Arthur Helps, ed. (1849)].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Swale and Wilson |
| Date: | [on or before 24 Oct 1849] |
| Classmark: | W. H. Thorpe (private collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1263 |
Ralph and William H. Swale
Matches: 1 hit
- … Ralph and William H. Swale Booksellers at 21 Great Russell Street, London. Post Office …
From Erasmus Alvey Darwin [May 1844 – 1 October 1846]
Summary
Sends calculations of angles of elevation [of sea-bottom, for South America?].
Swale has sent Lady Willoughby’s diary, which EAD will forward to CD.
| Author: | Erasmus Alvey Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [May 1844 – 1 Oct 1846] |
| Classmark: | DAR 39: 28–30 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-727 |
To E. A. Darwin [25 April 1851]
Summary
Writes about the death of Anne. Wishes EAD to insert an announcement of the death in the newspapers.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Erasmus Alvey Darwin |
| Date: | [25 Apr 1851] |
| Classmark: | V&A / Wedgwood Collection (MS W/M 310) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1416 |
To Gardeners’ Chronicle [before 13 November 1858]
Summary
Reports the decreased yield of pods resulting from excluding bees from the flowers of the kidney bean. Gives other observations suggesting the importance of bees in the fertilisation of papilionaceous flowers.
Cites cases of crosses between varieties of bean grown close together and requests observations from readers on the subject. States his belief "that is a law of nature that every organic being should occasionally be crossed with a different individual of the same species".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Gardeners’ Chronicle |
| Date: | [before 13 Nov 1858] |
| Classmark: | Gardeners’ Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette, 13 November 1858, pp. 828–9 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2359 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … letter to J. D. Hooker, 12 January [1858] . See letter from William Swale, 13 July 1858 . …
- … The quotation from Swale’s letter has been altered to make his meaning …
- … clearer. See letter from William Swale, 13 July 1858 . Knight 1799 . In Natural …
- … the Clover in New Zealand, I wrote to Mr. Swale, of Christchurch in New Zealand, and asked …
- … appears quite fatal to my doctrine. But Mr. Swale adds that he believes that three species …
- … a certain extent the habits of bees. Mr. Swale further adds, that the garden varieties of …
Swale and Wilson
Matches: 1 hit
- … Swale and Wilson Booksellers at 21 Great Russell Street, London. Post Office London …
Swale, William (1816–75)
Matches: 1 hit
- … William Swale 1816–75 Nurseryman. Emigrated from Norfolk to Canterbury, New Zealand, 1857. …
From Robert Colgate 25 June 1861
Summary
Notes observations on the spread of bees in New Zealand and their importance as pollinators of clover and other introduced plants.
| Author: | Robert Colgate |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 25 June 1861 |
| Classmark: | DAR 76 (ser. 2): 171–2 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3197 |
From W. E. Darwin 16 October 1875
Summary
Sent a copy of Orchis book to Gentry. Mentions Morley’s article on Diderot. Asks for another copy of the new edition of Descent.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 16 Oct 1875 |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 55) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10201G |
Matches: 1 hit
- … also Correspondence vol. 4, letter to Swale and Wilson, [on or before 24 October 1849] . …
To M. E. Lyell [24 October 1849]
Summary
Asks MEL to translate page of paper by Sven Lovén ["Ny art af Cirripedia", Ofvers. K. Vetensk. Acad. Forh. Stockholm 1 (1844): 192–4]. CD is "dreadfully interested" in the barnacles [Alepas squalicola] described.
Hopes Charles Lyell’s "craters of Denudation" prosper.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Mary Elizabeth Horner; Mary Elizabeth Lyell |
| Date: | [24 Oct 1849] |
| Classmark: | DAR 146: 332 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1266 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … creator ( Miller 1849 ). See letter to Swale and Wilson, [on or before 24 October 1849] . …
From J. D. Hooker [25] February 1858
Summary
Botanical practice can confuse CD’s compilations. Many small genera would have been species had the whole natural order [family] been known.
JDH’s low opinion of Buckle;
high opinion of Mrs Farrer.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [25] Feb 1858 |
| Classmark: | DAR 100: 115a–d |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2225 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … found, but see the letter from William Swale, 13 July 1858 . See letter to J. D. Hooker, …
| Darwin, C. R. | (4) |
| Swale, William | (2) |
| Colgate, Robert | (1) |
| Darwin, E. A. | (1) |
| Darwin, W. E. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (6) |
| Darwin, E. A. | (1) |
| Gardeners’ Chronicle | (1) |
| Horner, M. E. | (1) |
| Lyell, M. E. | (1) |
| Colgate, Robert | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (10) |
| Darwin, E. A. | (2) |
| Darwin, W. E. | (1) |
| Gardeners’ Chronicle | (1) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (1) |
| Horner, M. E. | (1) |
| Lyell, M. E. | (1) |
| Swale and Wilson | (1) |
| Swale, William | (2) |
List of correspondents
Summary
Below is a list of Darwin's correspondents with the number of letters for each one. Click on a name to see the letters Darwin exchanged with that correspondent. "A child of God" (1) Abberley,…
Matches: 1 hits
- … Sutton, S. (1) Swale and Wilson (1) …
