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From B. J. Sulivan   16 November 1880

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Wonders whether CD can explain why white muscat grapes growing between two black grapevines have started turning black on ripening but retain the muscat flavour.

Author:  Bartholomew James Sulivan
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  16 Nov 1880
Classmark:  DAR 177: 313
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-12823

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