From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Journal of Horticulture
Date:
[before 2 Dec 1862]
Source of text:
Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener, and Country Gentleman n.s. 3 (1862): 696
Summary:
Asks for authentic information on following questions: 1. Has the weight of the gooseberry variety London subsequently exceeded the 1845 record of 880 grains?
2. Is any record kept of the diameter of the largest pansies?
3. How early does any variety of Dahlia flower and do some varieties withstand frost better than others?
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project