To W. D. Fox [23 August 1841]
Summary
Consents to be godfather to WDF’s child.
Sends family news.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
| Date: | [23 Aug 1841] |
| Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 61) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-606 |
To Gardeners’ Chronicle [16 August 1841]
Summary
Reports detailed observations on humble-bees boring holes in flowers to extract nectar instead of brushing over the stamens and pistils. Some hive-bees seem to use the holes made by the humble-bees; speculates that this would be a case of acquired knowledge in insects.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Gardeners’ Chronicle |
| Date: | [16 Aug 1841] |
| Classmark: | Gardeners’ Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette no. 34, 21 August 1841, p. 550 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-607 |
To Richard Owen 25 August [1841–2]
Summary
Sends elephant tooth from Africa. Suggests it may be interesting in light of his [mistaken] memory of Cuvier’s opinion about tusk brought from Peru by Humboldt.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Richard Owen |
| Date: | 25 Aug [1841-2] |
| Classmark: | Natural History Museum, Library and Archives (General Special Collections Owen correspondence 9/207) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-608 |
Document type
| letter | (3) |
Author
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
Addressee
| Fox, W. D. | (1) |
| Gardeners’ Chronicle | (1) |
| Owen, Richard | (1) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Fox, W. D. | (1) |
| Gardeners’ Chronicle | (1) |
| Owen, Richard | (1) |
