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To J. T. Moggridge   22 June [1871]

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Thanks JTM for information on ants.

Mentions letter "from a Texas gentleman" Gideon Lincecum describing ants that plant seeds [see 3082].

Notes that fly orchid is unattractive to insects. Asks JTM to attempt fertilisation experiment with this plant.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  John Traherne Moggridge
Date:  22 June [1871]
Classmark:  American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.399)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-7830
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