From Frederick Smith 28 June 1862
Summary
Has seen Francis Walker, who has identified CD’s two Hymenoptera species ["caught in Musk Orchis" – CD note].
| Author: | Frederick Smith |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 28 June 1862 |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 195 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3625 |
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- … n. ; see the second enclosure to the letter to H. G. Bronn, 30 June [1862] ). He later published them in ‘Fertilization of orchids’ , p. 145 ( Collected papers 2: 142), stating that Tetrastichus diaphantus was the most common of the minute Hymenoptera that visited H. monorchis , and that the Hymenoptera identified in the paper had all been named for him ‘by our highest authority, Mr. Frederick Smith’ ( ‘ …
To Asa Gray 1 July [1862]
Summary
Thanks for notes on Cypripedium and Platanthera hookeri, which is really beautiful and quite a new case.
His son, George, has been observing the insect fertilisation of orchids.
CD has been crossing peloric flowers of Pelargonium, but doubts he will get good results with respect to sterility of hybrids.
Rhexia glandulosa does not appear to be dimorphic. Lythrum is trimorphic.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Asa Gray |
| Date: | 1 July [1862] |
| Classmark: | Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (69) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3634 |
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- … n. ; see the second enclosure to the letter to H. G. Bronn, 30 June [1862] ). He later published them in ‘Fertilization of orchids’ , p. 142 ( Collected papers 2: 139–40). The records kept by CD of George’s observations on insects visiting H. monorchis , dated 22–7 June 1862, are in DAR 70: 32–6 (see also letter from Frederick Smith, …
Document type
| letter | (2) |
Author
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
| Smith, Frederick (a) | (1) |
Addressee
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
| Gray, Asa | (1) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Gray, Asa | (1) |
| Smith, Frederick (a) | (1) |
