Darwin-Hooker Letters : Letter from C. R. Darwin to J. D. Hooker [22 July – 19 August 1845]
Darwin, Charles Robert
Darwin-Hooker Letters
<p style='text-align: justify;'>Thanks for facts on solitary islands having several species of peculiar genera; "it knocks on the head some analogies of mine".</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>Has long been trying to discover in how many flowers crossing is probable, but finds it difficult to show "even a vague probability of this".</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>Will JDH proof-read Galapagos chapter of <i>Journal of researches</i>?</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>Gives information on his Galapagos collection; explains why it differs from others.</p>