DARWIN, Charles. Letter signed ("Ch. Darwin"), to Daniel Oliver (1830-1916). Down, Beckenham, Kent, 17 November 1871. 1 page, 8vo .
DARWIN, Charles. Letter signed ("Ch. Darwin"), to Daniel Oliver (1830-1916). Down, Beckenham, Kent, 17 November 1871. 1 page, 8vo . SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION WITH A VALUED BOTANICAL COLLEAGUE "You have been very kind," Darwin tells Oliver, the botanist from the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, "to take so much trouble for me; the information is amply sufficient, as I wished to learn how far the roots cd act on rocks, not caring about the nutrition of the plants." Oliver became keeper of the herbarium and library at Kew in 1864, "a position he held until his retirement in 1890. During this period of over thirty years he worked tirelessly tending, studying, and classifying the botanical collections sent to Kew from all parts of the world...Soon after Oliver's arrival at Kew, Joseph Dalton Hooker the assistant director, asked him to perform crossing experiments on Darwin's behalf. Darwin was clearly impressed by Oliver's abilities as an experimenter and by the wealth of information he possessed on botanical subjects. Soon they were both carrying out experiments on the physiological processes of the insectivorous plants such as Drosera, and regularly exchanging notes and specimens. When the chair of botany fell vacant at University College, London, Darwin strongly recommended Oliver for the post, praising 'the range of his knowledge of facts buried in all sorts of foreign publications', his 'philosophical caution' as an experimenter, and the 'high philosophical order' of his mind. Oliver was appointed to the professorship in 1860, a position he held until his retirement in 1888." ( DNB ). [ With :] DARWIN. Autograph envelope signed ("Charles Darwin"), Down, Kent, 20 May 1877. 1p., 16mo., Railway Station, Orpington stationery. Expertly matted and framed with a color portraitof Darwin. Also with : [DARWIN]. Engraving with lithographic signature. Stick & Druck von Weger, engravers, Leipzig, Germany. 15 x 11½in., in a gilt wooden frame . Together 3 items .
DARWIN, Charles. Letter signed ("Ch. Darwin"), to Daniel Oliver (1830-1916). Down, Beckenham, Kent, 17 November 1871. 1 page, 8vo .
DARWIN, Charles. Letter signed ("Ch. Darwin"), to Daniel Oliver (1830-1916). Down, Beckenham, Kent, 17 November 1871. 1 page, 8vo . SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION WITH A VALUED BOTANICAL COLLEAGUE "You have been very kind," Darwin tells Oliver, the botanist from the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, "to take so much trouble for me; the information is amply sufficient, as I wished to learn how far the roots cd act on rocks, not caring about the nutrition of the plants." Oliver became keeper of the herbarium and library at Kew in 1864, "a position he held until his retirement in 1890. During this period of over thirty years he worked tirelessly tending, studying, and classifying the botanical collections sent to Kew from all parts of the world...Soon after Oliver's arrival at Kew, Joseph Dalton Hooker the assistant director, asked him to perform crossing experiments on Darwin's behalf. Darwin was clearly impressed by Oliver's abilities as an experimenter and by the wealth of information he possessed on botanical subjects. Soon they were both carrying out experiments on the physiological processes of the insectivorous plants such as Drosera, and regularly exchanging notes and specimens. When the chair of botany fell vacant at University College, London, Darwin strongly recommended Oliver for the post, praising 'the range of his knowledge of facts buried in all sorts of foreign publications', his 'philosophical caution' as an experimenter, and the 'high philosophical order' of his mind. Oliver was appointed to the professorship in 1860, a position he held until his retirement in 1888." ( DNB ). [ With :] DARWIN. Autograph envelope signed ("Charles Darwin"), Down, Kent, 20 May 1877. 1p., 16mo., Railway Station, Orpington stationery. Expertly matted and framed with a color portraitof Darwin. Also with : [DARWIN]. Engraving with lithographic signature. Stick & Druck von Weger, engravers, Leipzig, Germany. 15 x 11½in., in a gilt wooden frame . Together 3 items .
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