From:
John Scott
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[20 Nov – 2 Dec 1862]
Source of text:
DAR 177: 79
Summary:
JS does not fully accept natural selection.
Has never raised oxlips from cowslips or primroses; reports of such must be cases of crossing.
Discusses relative fertility of varieties, self-fertility of hybrids, and plans for experiments on enhanced hybrid fertility.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project