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From Alfred Newton 21 March 1863
Summary
Sends tuber of Chilean wild potato, requested through Hooker and P. L. Sclater.
Plans to exhibit a bird’s foot with a large ball of clay attached. This phenomenon supports CD on seed dispersal.
| Author: | Alfred Newton |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 21 Mar 1863 |
| Classmark: | DAR 172: 39 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4054 |
From John Scott 21 March [1863]
Summary
Thanks for CD’s answers on Passiflora
and Asa Gray review.
Has observed gradation of sterility in Oncidium species.
Has observed rostellar germination and fertilisation in Laelia. The latter was prevented in Bletia by covering the stigma with plaster of Paris.
Gongora atropurpurea capsules are swelling.
| Author: | John Scott |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 21 Mar [1863] |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 85 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4055 |
Document type
| letter | (2) |
Author
| Newton, Alfred | (1) |
| Scott, John | (1) |
Addressee
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | |
| Newton, Alfred | (1) |
| Scott, John | (1) |
