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Cross and self fertilisation

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The effects of cross and self fertilisation in the vegetable kingdom, published on 10 November 1876, was the result of a decade-long project to provide evidence for Darwin’s belief that ‘‘Nature thus tells us, in the most emphatic manner, that she abhors…

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  • … in the vegetable kingdom , published on 10 November 1876, was the result of a decade-long project …
  • … 17 March [1867] ). He noted another factor in a letter to Gray, remarking, ‘I am going on with my …
  • … in Britain. During a visit to Darwin in May 1866, Robert Caspary, a specialist in aquatic …
  • … both open flowers above water and closed ones below. Caspary later counted seeds from the unopened …
  • … finding that more seed was produced by the former ( From Robert Caspary, 18 February 1868 ). …
  • … plants in order to ‘compare their power of growth’ ( To Robert Caspary, 25 February [1868] ).  By …
  • … [1873] ). In September, Darwin wrote a long letter to Nature commenting on a seemingly …
  • … the self-fertilised’ ( To G. H. Darwin, 8 January [1876] ). George explained the difficulties of …
  • … equal value.’ ( From G. H. Darwin, [after 8 January 1876] ). It was his cousin, the statistician …
  • … introduction to the book ( To Francis Galton, 13 January [1876] ). Joseph Henry …
  • … on yet another experimental aspect of his work. In February 1876, he wrote to the agricultural …
  • … in a state of nature’ ( To J. H. Gilbert, 16 February 1876 ). Darwin wanted to try to remove all …
  • … soil to remove nutrients ( From J. H. Gilbert, 4 March 1876 ). In June 1876, Darwin had supposedly …
  • … samples differed ( To Edward Frankland, [before 6 June 1876] ). The project proved to be too …
  • … am convinced that the book is of value’ By August 1876, the book had gone to press and …
  • … shall ever do on this subject’ ( To Asa Gray, 9 August 1876 ). As Darwin began correcting …
  • … I would suggest 1,500’ ( To R. F. Cooke, 16 September 1876 ). In the meantime, a happy event, the …
  • … it too much for you’ ( To Francis Darwin, 16 September [1876] ). Francis must have found some …
  • … slightly modified’ ( To Francis Darwin, 20 September [1876] ). Darwin continued to send work, …
  • … & very useful’ ( To Francis Darwin   25 September [1876] ). At the end of September …
  • … early in November’ ( To J. V. Carus, 27 September 1876 ). The title had now changed from that …
  • … alone worth reading. ( To Otto Zacharias, 5 October [1876] ). Hermann Müller, in contrast, wrote …
  • … Pedecino, and Comes ( From Hermann Müller, 4 October 1876 ). Gray was impatient for a copy …
  • … had not yet been released ( From Asa Gray, 12 October 1876 ). Darwin sent the sheets, apologised …
  • … that of almost anyone else’ ( To Asa Gray, 28 October 1876 ). Gray reassured him, ‘I have as yet …
  • … faultless as your temper’ ( From Asa Gray, 12 November 1876 ). The book was published on 10 …
  • … A. R. Wallace, 13 December 1876 ). No reply to this letter has been found, but Darwin had long …