To G. H. K. Thwaites 30 March [1863]
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Thanks GHKT for specimens of Sethia. Discusses functions of their dimorphism for insect fertilisation.
Discusses polymorphism and fertilisation in Lythraceae.
Asks for seed of Limnanthemum.
Describes his interest in galls.
Discusses curious specimens of Gomphia and Lesemia.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Henry Kendrick Thwaites |
| Date: | 30 Mar [1863] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.293) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4067 |
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Visiting the Darwins
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'As for Mr Darwin, he is entirely fascinating…' In October 1868 Jane Gray and her husband spent several days as guests of the Darwins, and Jane wrote a charming account of the visit in a sixteen-page letter to her sister. She described Charles…
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