From Alphonse de Candolle January 1877
Summary
Introduces his son Casimir, who is visiting England.
Author: | Alphonse de Candolle |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | Jan 1877 |
Classmark: | DAR 161: 20 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10759 |
From Alphonse de Candolle 31 July 1877
Summary
Thanks for Forms of flowers.
In his Monographiae phanerogamarum [vol. 1 (1878)] he discusses transitional forms of dioecism in three genera of Smilax.
Criticises CD’s use of the words "purpose" and "end", but acknowledges that in English they can mean both cause and effect.
Author: | Alphonse de Candolle |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 31 July 1877 |
Classmark: | DAR 161: 21 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11084 |
From Alphonse de Candolle 14 August 1877
Summary
Thanks for Francis Darwin’s Dipsacus paper.
Dislikes the word "protoplasm", because improved microscopes will uncover more fundamental substances. Also "plasma" merely hides the ignorance of modern chemists.
Expects waxy, glaucous-leaved plants to be most frequent in dry temperate climates.
Author: | Alphonse de Candolle |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 14 Aug 1877 |
Classmark: | DAR 161: 22 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11106 |
From Alphonse de Candolle 8 October 1877
Summary
Speculates that the function of "bloom" is to prevent evaporation.
Raised CD’s question about the geographical distribution of glaucous plants at recent botanical meeting.
Author: | Alphonse de Candolle |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 8 Oct 1877 |
Classmark: | DAR 161: 23 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11173 |
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