To Richard Strachey 10 December [1873]
Summary
The case of the bees interests CD. He does not doubt that because of the size of their jaws humble-bees will be found all over the world to be the biters and hive-bees to profit from their work.
Thinks he has heard of land shells descending in the manner described by RS.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Richard Strachey |
Date: | 10 Dec [1873] |
Classmark: | The British Library (IOL Mss Eur F127) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9177 |
From Richard Strachey 25 August 1873
Summary
Reports that grapes are spoiled by rain at vintage time and that damaged grapes, whose "bloom" is not intact, are particularly susceptible.
Author: | Richard Strachey |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 25 Aug 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 264 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9026 |
From Richard Strachey 9 December 1873
Summary
Sends observations from a friend in India confirming CD’s view that bees cut the tubes of flowers to extract [nectar] in order to save time.
Also observations on snails descending from trees on threads suspended from their tails.
Author: | Richard Strachey |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 9 Dec 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 46.2: C56–7 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9176 |
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