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From Thomas White Woodbury [9–22 October 1861]
Summary
Fancies articles on "The queen bee" and "Drone influence" [J. Hortic. 8 October 1861, p. 39] may be of interest. Since writing the latter, one of his drones hybridised a queen at a distance of a mile and a half.
Author: | Thomas White Woodbury |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [9–22 Oct 1861] |
Classmark: | Pinned to CD’s unbound copy of Journal of Horticulture, 8 October 1861, p. 38 (Darwin Library–CUL) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3280F |
From Thomas White Woodbury 9 August 1862
Summary
Breeding cells of Ligurian bee are larger than those of common bee. Thanks CD for comb.
Author: | Thomas White Woodbury |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 9 Aug 1862 |
Classmark: | DAR 181 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3686 |
From T. W. Woodbury 17 March 1863
Summary
Bee species of different sizes build cells the same size.
Author: | Thomas White Woodbury |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 17 Mar 1863 |
Classmark: | DAR 181: 150 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4049 |