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From:
Wilhelm Breitenbach
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[before 20 June 1881]
Source of text:
DAR 202: 16
Summary:

Arrived in Brazil three months ago. Studying insects and plants, but work suffers from lack of scientific literature.

Fritz Müller has written to him to observe relations between ants and plants.

Writing popular articles about evolution for German newspaper in Brazil.

Sends paper from Kosmos.

Expects to spend several years in Brazil.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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From:
Wilhelm Breitenbach
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
9 Sept 1881
Source of text:
DAR 160: 295
Summary:

Thanks for gift of Movement in plants.

Plans botanical research in Brazil.

Hermann von Jhering is conducting experiments on snakes.

WB obliged to work as newspaper correspondent.

Plans breeding experiments on dimorphic plants.

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Darwin Correspondence Project
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Wilhelm Breitenbach
Date:
20 [June] 1881
Source of text:
DAR 143: 145
Summary:

Glad WB has arrived in Brazil. Suggests study of insects and study of fertilisation in Melastomataceae. Want of books is not a serious evil.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project