From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Scott
Date:
11 Dec [1862]
Source of text:
DAR 93: B37, B49–52
Summary:
Criticises style of JS’s fern paper [Edinburgh New Philos. J. 2d ser. 16 (1862): 209–27].
JS’s remark on "the two sexes counteracting variability in the product of the one" is new to CD.
Does the female [fern?] plant always produce female by parthenogenesis?
They seem to work on same subjects; CD has much material on Drosera.
Does not understand JS’s objections to natural selection.
Offers to suggest experiments.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project