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From George Henslow   [after 19 April 1866]

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Thanks for explanation on relative fertility of homostyled and heterostyled crosses in Primula. Sends an intermediate form with small stamens, but stigma only slightly above stamens.

Election as Botanical Lecturer at St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

Author:  George Henslow
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  [after 19 Apr 1866]
Classmark:  DAR 166: 160
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-5044

From George Henslow   7 April 1866

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Sends copies of Science gossip and The leisure hour.

Enjoyed visit.

His criticism of Primula fertility referred to table 2 [Collected papers 2: 56] where weight of seeds produced from good pods by long-styled homostylous cross and short-styled heterostylous cross are virtually identical.

Author:  George Henslow
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  7 Apr 1866
Classmark:  DAR 166: 157
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-5048
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