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To Francis Darwin   [9 July 1881]

Summary

Reports splendid cases of "paraheliotropism" which he now believes is one of the commonest movements of plants.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Francis Darwin
Date:  [9 July 1881]
Classmark:  DAR 211: 71
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-13103

To Francis Darwin   [c. 8 July 1881?]

Summary

A stock certificate has arrived for FD.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Francis Darwin
Date:  [c. 8 July 1881?]
Classmark:  DAR 211: 82v
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-13186

To Francis Darwin   8 July 1881

Summary

Comments on the response to Movement in plants, which seems to have been successful.

Is going over revises of Earthworms.

Is investigating further his notion that leaves align themselves in the rain so as to shoot off drops of water.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Francis Darwin
Date:  8 July 1881
Classmark:  DAR 211: 85
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-13237

From Francis Darwin   16 July 1881

Summary

Reports de Bary’s opinion of Max Cornu. Accounts of various botanical experiments and observations.

Author:  Francis Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  16 July 1881
Classmark:  DAR 274.1: 71
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-13245F

From Francis Darwin   [25 July 1881]

Summary

Reports on a visit to Hermann Vöchting and discussion of Julius Sachs.

Author:  Francis Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  [25 July 1881]
Classmark:  DAR 274.1: 67
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-13252F
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