From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Alexander Goodman More
Date:
18 May [1862]
Source of text:
Royal Irish Academy (A. G. More papers RIA MS 4 B 46)
Summary:
Asks AGM to experiment on Epipactis palustris.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
Asks AGM to experiment on Epipactis palustris.
Suspects that bee orchid is self-fertilising form of Ophrys arachnites, which requires insect aid.
Describes experiment on role of labellum in fertilisation of orchids. Asks for information.
Thanks for information. Asks for more information about labellum of orchids.