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To Charles Cardale Babington   22 February [1858]

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CD and J. D. Hooker have differed on the following question and agreed to ask several botanists: would a good botanist describing a local flora record varieties as readily in large as in small genera?

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Cardale Babington
Date:  22 Feb [1858]
Classmark:  Cambridge University Library (MS Add.8182: 20)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-2220

To C. C. Babington   4 March [1858]

Summary

Notes views of Hooker and George Bentham on monotypic forms.

Has tabulated several floras and finds that large genera show preponderance in numbers of varieties. Now sees his results are quite worthless.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Cardale Babington
Date:  4 Mar [1858]
Classmark:  Cambridge University Library (MS Add.8182: 21)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-2233

To C. C. Babington   20 January [1862]

Summary

Discusses Stellaria and other plants said to be dimorphic.

Asks for plants he wants for experiments.

Preparing a little book on Orchids.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Cardale Babington
Date:  20 Jan [1862]
Classmark:  Cambridge University Library (MS Add.8182: 22)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-3397

To C. C. Babington   1 February [1862]

Summary

Thanks for seeds.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Cardale Babington
Date:  1 Feb [1862]
Classmark:  Cambridge University Library (MS Add.8182: 23)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-3432

To C. C. Babington   2 September [1862]

Summary

Can CCB get Lythrum hyssopifolium seeds?

Hottonia splendidly dimorphic.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Cardale Babington
Date:  2 Sept [1862]
Classmark:  Cambridge University Library (MS Add.8182: 24)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-3707
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