From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Alexander Goodman More
Date:
17 [July 1861]
Source of text:
Royal Irish Academy (A. G. More papers RIA MS 4 B 46)
Summary:
Asks for specimen of Orchis latifolia and O. maculata. " … as some Botanists doubt whether they are distinct species it would be rather curious to show them insects distinguish them".
Found a lot of bee orchids. "All facts point clearly to self-fertilisation in this species; yet I cannot swallow the bitter pill."
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project