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To Federico Delpino 24 and 25 August [1869]
Summary
Thanks FD for his three publications.
CD is pleased that FD has discussed Pangenesis, although he does not favour the hypothesis. Will seek English publisher.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Federico Delpino |
| Date: | 24 and 25 Aug 1869 |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.376) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6869 |
To Federico Delpino 14 October 1869
Summary
Cautions FD about fluid in labellum of Coryanthes.
T. H. Farrer is enthusiastic about FD’s papers.
Believes humming-birds fertilise many American flowers.
Mentions his reply to FD’s criticisms ["Pangenesis: Mr Darwin’s reply to Professor Delpino", Sci. Opin. 2 (1869): 426; Collected papers 2: 158–60].
Suggests that FD study fertilisation of Gramineae.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Federico Delpino |
| Date: | 14 Oct 1869 |
| Classmark: | DAR 143: 379 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6938 |
Author
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | |
| Delpino, Federico | (2) |
