From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Gardeners’ Chronicle
Date:
[before 1 Dec 1855]
Source of text:
Gardeners’ Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette , no. 48, 1 December 1855, p. 789
Summary:
Corrects a misprint in his letter [1783].
Adds that his experiments show that one cannot infer from the vitality of seeds under dry conditions that they will be preserved in different conditions. Cites the poor ability of Leguminosae to withstand immersion.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project