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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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- … will always be men who dispute and differ’ Thomas Meehan had been a vocal opponent of …
- … insects any material aid to plants in fertilization?’ (Meehan 1875) prompted Darwin to inform him …
- … it is a great advantage to plants to intercross’ ( To Thomas Meehan, 3 October 1875 ). Hermann …
- … interest’ and hoped it would silence writers like Meehan, Pedecino, and Comes ( From Hermann Müller …
- … of plants.’ ( From Friedrich Hildebrand, 18 January 1877 ). Hermann Müller enthused that Darwin’s …
- … my book’ ( To Gardeners’ Chronicle , 19 February [1877] ). In contrast, as Hooker told Darwin, …
- … gloats over it' ( From J. D. Hooker, 27 January 1877 ). Darwin was especially pleased with …
- … have quite eviscerated it’ ( To Asa Gray, 18 February [1877] ). By mid-March 1877, the edition was …
- … index a little altered’ ( To R. F. Cooke, 11 December [1877] ). These changes were necessitated by …
- … wheat that he had studied ( From A. W. Rimpau, 10 December 1877 ). By the end of February 1878, …
Darwin in letters, 1878: Movement and sleep
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In 1878, Darwin devoted most of his attention to the movements of plants. He investigated the growth pattern of roots and shoots, studying the function of specific organs in this process. Working closely with his son Francis, Darwin devised a series of…
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- … He had begun a systematic study of plant movement in 1877, concentrating on the motion of leaves in …
- … the German Association of Naturalists in September 1877, Darwin’s outspoken supporter Ernst Haeckel …
- … on 21 and 22 January of recent criticism by the botanist Thomas Meehan, implying that he had …
- … to publish it. While he was in London, Darwin consulted Thomas Farrer at the Board of Trade, who …
- … get hundreds to feed people with potatoes’ ( letter from Thomas Farrer, 29 March 1878 ). Farrer …
- … sister. Several months before the offer, Rich had consulted Thomas Henry Huxley about the prospect …
