To James Drummond 20 December [1860]
Summary
Responds to JD’s letter [2944]. Would like to know whether bees extract pollen from within the indusium of Leschenaultia. He suspects they brush over and partly open the indusium while sucking nectar from the flower.
Asks also about malvaceous plant that set seed although its flower never opened.
Has been watching the achenia of the plant sent by JD and, if Hooker agrees, will publish a note on it ["Achenia of Pumilio argyrolepis", Collected papers 2: 36–8].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | James Drummond |
| Date: | 20 Dec [1860] |
| Classmark: | J. S. Battye Library of Western Australian History, State Library of Western Australia (Accession 2275A) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3026 |
To Daniel Oliver 20 December [1860]
Summary
Requests date of [C. S.] Rafinesque[-Schmaltz], New flora of North America, pt 1 [1836].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Daniel Oliver |
| Date: | 20 Dec [1860] |
| Classmark: | DAR 261.10: 28 (EH 88206011) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3027 |
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| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
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| Oliver, Daniel | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Drummond, James (a) | (1) |
| Oliver, Daniel | (1) |
Scientific Networks
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