From J. D. Hooker 21 August 1873
Summary
He and Strachey will arrive on Saturday.
Is aghast at thought of being questioned on injury to plants by watering. Fears he will be considered an ignorant Director of Kew.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 21 Aug 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 103: 160–1 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9018 |
From J. D. Hooker [22 August 1873]
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [22 Aug 1873] |
Classmark: | DAR 103: 166 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9021 |
From J. D. Hooker 30 August 1873
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 30 Aug 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 77: 173; DAR 209.6: 205 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9034 |
From J. D. Hooker [September 1873]
Summary
Abstracts literature on sensitive plants (Linnaeus, L. P. Cailletet, W. R. McNab).
The Mimosa at Down is M. pudica.
Dichogamy in Eucalyptus difficult to decide, but Thiselton-Dyer thinks there is some protandry.
[Letter is in W. T. Thiselton-Dyer’s hand.]
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [Sept 1873] |
Classmark: | DAR 209.6: 205 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9038 |
From J. D. Hooker 17 [November 1873]
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 17 [Nov 1873] |
Classmark: | DAR 100: 133-4 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9054 |
From J. D. Hooker 16 September 1873
Summary
Mimosa too far gone to send now.
CD’s marjoram is the common [Origanum] vulgare, not the pot herb.
On the water injury, Thiselton-Dyer and he may have used too fine a spray, but plant is insensitive.
Horribly angry at P. G. Tait’s letter in Nature [8 (1873): 381–2].
Tyndall writes that he is strong – the next number of Nature will prove it.
G. Henslow is much better.
JDH leaves for Bradford [BAAS meeting] tomorrow.
Rejoices at CD’s success with Drosera; longs to be at Nepenthes.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 16 Sept 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 103: 162–5 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9057 |
From J. D. Hooker [23 September 1873]
Summary
Thanks for C. E. Norton’s address.
Tyndall’s answer [Nature 8 (1873): 399] has surprised and disappointed him;
great trouble in announcing Tyndall’s election as President Elect [of BAAS] yesterday. Tyndall may throw up the Presidency. Spottiswoode and JDH have concocted a letter telling him the facts.
A very poor dull meeting. Comments on papers by W. C. Williamson, Clerk Maxwell, David Ferrier, Burdon Sanderson [Rep. BAAS 43: lxx–xci, 23–32,126–7, 131–3].
Has heard Huxley is back quite well.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [23 Sept 1873] |
Classmark: | DAR 103: 173–4 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9063 |
From J. D. Hooker 6 October 1873
Summary
Mimosa prostrata, described by John Lindley as M. marginata, native of Brazil.
Who supplies CD with distilled water and chemicals?
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 6 Oct 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 103: 169–70 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9089 |
From J. D. Hooker 20 October 1873
Summary
Describes work on Nepenthes – more difficult than Drosera.
Has written to Dublin for a Drosophyllum.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 20 Oct 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 103: 171–2 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9102 |
From J. D. Hooker 25 October 1873
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 25 Oct 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 103: 175 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9113 |
From J. D. Hooker 29 October 1873
Summary
Sends plant specimens.
He and Thiselton-Dyer, working on with Nepenthes, have independently found the spiral vessels going to the gland. CD’s view that the glands are secretory organs is suggestive. When Nepenthes is as much done as CD wants,
he will turn to Cephalotus and Sarracenia.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 29 Oct 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 103: 176–7 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9116 |
From J. D. Hooker [1 November 1873]
Summary
Sends leaves and names by post.
Is writing everywhere for Drosophyllum.
Is deeply interested in Desmodium.
Had no intention of publishing on Nepenthes, the experiments were solely for CD’s "eating". Will continue with egg and raw meat experiments. Asks for advice on how to prove fluid is secreted by the glands.
Searles Wood’s letter is confused and would deny atavism if his principles were accepted.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [1 Nov 1873] |
Classmark: | DAR 103: 178–80, DAR 209.12: 3 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9123 |
From J. D. Hooker 4 November 1873
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 4 Nov 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 103: 181 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9132 |
From J. D. Hooker [8 November 1873]
Summary
Has had a week’s cessation of Nepenthes work.
Had to get out a paper for the Linnean Society on Thursday.
Has tried Mimosa albida in hothouse and found it wonderfully sensitive.
A military report from India praises his travel book.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [8 Nov 1873] |
Classmark: | DAR 103: 184–5 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9150 |
From J. D. Hooker 25 November 1873
Summary
He has noticed that Mimosa albida leaves closed only partially. It can be objected to CD’s theory that, if true, all, or at least more, species would close their leaves on application of water, unless he can show special injury done to M. albida by water.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 25 Nov 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 103: 183, 186 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9160 |
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