From J. T. Moggridge 12 July 1873
Summary
Sends his paper on Ophrys insectifera, translated into German by H. G. Reichenbach [Abh. Kais. Leopold.-Carol. Dtsch. Akad. Naturforsch. 33 (1870) no. 3], which shows the intermediates between O. aranifera and O. apifera. He has since gathered information on variation in Ophrys.
Author: | John Traherne Moggridge |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 12 July 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 218 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8977 |
From J. T. Moggridge 22 July 1873
Summary
He will repeat the experiments in which CD found that formic acid vapour killed seeds [see 8866]. John Lindley describes effects of other acids on germination.
He has tabulated the large amount of variation in English Ophrys apifera.
Author: | John Traherne Moggridge |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 22 July 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 219 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8984 |
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