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From J. D. Hooker 3 March 1874
Summary
The row at the Linnean Society and other troubles.
The Agricultural Society has sent Anton De Bary £100 to investigate the potato disease – an insult to M. J. Berkeley, who had worked on it for 30 years.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 3 Mar 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 103: 189–92 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9331 |
From J. D. Hooker 24 March 1874
Summary
"Half an answer" to CD’s query on visit of Sphinx to Hedychium gardnerianum.
Business affairs and family ill health keep him busy.
G. J. Allman will succeed Bentham as President of Linnean Society. Busk has refused.
Huxley is well.
JDH has indoctrinated Sir Stafford Northcote with his merits.
Lyell frail.
Old J. E. Gray goes on publishing.
"Is not [Thomas] Belt splendid!"
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 24 Mar 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 103: 195–7 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9371 |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (2) |
