From:
Katherine Elizabeth Sophy (Sophy) Wedgwood
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
15 Oct [1880]
Source of text:
DAR 181: 69
Summary:
On worms and worm-castings.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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On worms and worm-castings.
Asks her to observe seedlings of Neottia breaking the surface to see whether the flower stems grow straight up or form arches, and whether they secrete water that softens the surrounding ground.
Asks her to look for worm-castings in heath. Thinks heath conditions may be unfavourable. CD is sure Lucy would look with her, from her well-known affection for worms. Asks what sort of lantern Lucy used.
Their enumeration [of forms of Lythrum?] is invaluable. He will write later to explain what he is trying to prove about Lythrum through laborious crosses.
Asks for flowers of both forms of Hottonia to measure pollen and compare stigmas.