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From:
William Marriott Canby
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
1 Feb 1873
Source of text:
DAR 58.1: 25
Summary:

At Asa Gray’s request, responds to CD’s questions about WMC’s observations on Dionaea and particularly about the size of the insects captured and the excitability of the leaves after an insect is captured.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Marriott Canby
Date:
19 Feb 1873
Source of text:
The Society of Natural History of Delaware
Summary:

CD would like to know what were the sizes of insects caught by the older leaves of Dionaea.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project