To M. J. Berkeley 29 February [1856]
Summary
Preparing paper on seed-soaking for Linnean Society ["Action of sea-water on seeds", Collected papers 1: 264–73]. Wants to use MJB’s results. Lost ardour when he found seeds would not float.
Has grown MJB’s purest pea seeds and got a few variants. Gärtner’s experiments suggest direct action of pollen, but CD thinks it is "mere variation".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Miles Joseph Berkeley |
| Date: | 29 Feb [1856] |
| Classmark: | Shropshire Archives (SA 6001/134/45) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1834 |
Document type
| letter | (1) |
Author
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
Addressee
| Berkeley, M. J. | (1) |
Correspondent
| Berkeley, M. J. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
