From:
John Scott
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
24 Sept 1867
Source of text:
DAR 157a: 106
Summary:
Sends seeds of Viola roxburghiana which produces perfect flowers in the cold season and imperfect ones in the rains, all perfectly fertile.
Leersia has not produced a single perfect flower though it grows freely.
Discusses cockatoos eating various seeds. Finds it difficult to make exact and satisfactory observations.
Appends list of Vandellia species which have perfect flowers.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
