To Francis Darwin [c. December 1876]1
Thwaites Enumeratio Pl. Zeylan (Ceylon) (right title and date) p.p. 54 or 205. Sethia2
In one form the stamens are of equal length and in the other form alternately long and short— which is it?
Footnotes
Bibliography
Forms of flowers: The different forms of flowers on plants of the same species. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1877.
Thwaites, George Henry Kendrick. 1858–64. Enumeratio plantarum Zeylaniæ: an enumeration of Ceylon plants, with descriptions of the new and little-known genera and species, observations on their habits, uses, native names, etc. Assisted in the identification of the species and synonymy by J. D. Hooker. 5 pts. London: William Pamplin; Dulau & Co.
Summary
Asks for details of dimorphism in Sethia from Thwaites, Enumeratio plantarum Zeylaniae [1864]. [See Forms of flowers, p. 122.]
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-10762
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Francis Darwin
- Sent from
- unstated
- Source of text
- DAR 153: 28
- Physical description
- C 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 10762,” accessed on 2 November 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-10762.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 24