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To George Henslow 12 June [1866]
Summary
Returns proofs of GH’s paper ["On hybridization among plants", Pop. Sci. Rev. 5 (1866): 304–13] with his criticisms. Prefers that GH not state that CD has read the proofs.
Does C. V. Naudin really say that ovules (not seed) of hybrid Luffa and Cucumis are imperfect?
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Henslow |
| Date: | 12 June [1866] |
| Classmark: | Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge (GEN/D/DARWIN (C)/9) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5118 |
To Carl Wilhelm von Nägeli 12 June [1866]
Summary
Comments on CWvN’s Die Entstehung und Begriff [der Naturhistorischen Art (1864)].
Discussion of beauty of flowers in new edition of Origin not based on CWvN’s article.
Comments on CWvN’s argument that flower structures are not due to natural selection.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Carl Wilhelm von Nägeli |
| Date: | 12 June [1866] |
| Classmark: | DAR 147: 181 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5119 |
Document type
| letter | (2) |
Author
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
Addressee
| Henslow, George | (1) |
| Nägeli, C. W. von | (1) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | |
| Henslow, George | (1) |
| Nägeli, C. W. von | (1) |
