From George Maw 30 June 1862
Summary
Discusses cases of assumed correlation, e.g., facial hair and generative organs, sexual characters in castrated oxen. Finds it difficult to see how correlation of functions which would be useless separately can be accumulated gradually through natural selection.
| Author: | George Maw |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 30 June 1862 |
| Classmark: | DAR 99: 5–9 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3629 |
To George Maw 3 July [1862]
Summary
Thinks GM’s Pelargonium is a case of true correlated characters. Feels secondary sexual characters are only accidental correlations; does not see the same necessity for close simultaneous development of certain characters as GM does.
Will forward a copy of his Orchids.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Maw |
| Date: | 3 July [1862] |
| Classmark: | Royal Horticultural Society, Lindley Library (MAW/1/8) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3640 |
From George Maw 7 July 1862
Summary
Thanks CD for sending Orchids.
Reports observations by his uncle relating to the successful breeding of a male mule with a horse.
| Author: | George Maw |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 7 July 1862 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171.1: 96 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3644 |
Document type
| letter | (3) |
Author
| Maw, George | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
Addressee
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Maw, George | (1) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Maw, George | (3) |
