From Federico Delpino 22 August 1869
Summary
Declares himself CD’s defender; but he is a "teleologist".
Sends CD three more papers.
His research confirms his faith and belief in variability of species.
Author: | Federico Delpino |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 22 Aug 1869 |
Classmark: | DAR 162: 143 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6866 |
From Federico Delpino 9 October 1869
Summary
Acknowledges receipt of CD’s Primula paper [J. Linn. Soc. Lond. (Bot.) 10 (1869): 437–54].
Nectar-sucking birds fertilise tropical flowers.
Writing a "Dualistic apologia for Pangenesis" [see translation in Sci. Opin. 2 (1869): 365–7, 391–3, 407–8].
Homology of the orchid rostellum.
Author: | Federico Delpino |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 9 Oct 1869 |
Classmark: | DAR 162: 144 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6928 |
From Federico Delpino 1 November 1869
Summary
Comments on Hermann Crüger’s paper, sent by CD, on fertilisation of orchids [J. Linn. Soc. Lond. (Bot.) 8 (1865): 127–35].
Observations on dichogamy in grasses (wheat, rye, barley).
Has not yet read CD’s reply to his article on Pangenesis [Collected papers 2: 158–60].
Author: | Federico Delpino |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 1 Nov 1869 |
Classmark: | DAR 162: 145 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6965 |
Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
Delpino, Federico |