To J. D. Hooker 14 May [1860]
Summary
Instructs JDH on how to pollinate Leschenaultia.
Evidence of Leschenaultia and the dioecious condition of cowslips and Auricula is making necessity of insect pollination "clear and clearer".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 14 May [1860] |
| Classmark: | DAR 115: 55 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2800 |
To J. S. Henslow 14 May [1860]
Summary
Thanks JSH for his defence [see 2794].
He is not hurt for long by what his attackers say. His conclusions were arrived at after long study. He has certainly erred, but not so much as "Sedgwick and Co." think.
Asks JSH to send names of plants that vary greatly in length of pistil.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Stevens Henslow |
| Date: | 14 May [1860] |
| Classmark: | DAR 93: A70–1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2801 |
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| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
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| Henslow, J. S. | (1) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (1) |
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| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Henslow, J. S. | (1) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (1) |
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Syms Covington
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When Charles Darwin embarked on the Beagle voyage in 1831, Syms Covington was ‘fiddler & boy to Poop-cabin’. Covington kept an illustrated journal of his observations and experiences on the voyage, noting wildlife, landscapes, buildings and people and,…
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