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DCP-LETT-11439

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Raphael Meldola
Date:
24 Mar [1878]
Source of text:
Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder)
Summary:

Asks RM to send a copy of the Entomological Society’s Proceedings to Fritz Müller.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-11440

From:
James Torbitt
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
24 Mar 1878
Source of text:
DAR 178: 142
Summary:

Sales of [potato] varieties have reduced amount of money needed [for experiments].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-11441

From:
James Torbitt
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
24 Mar 1878
Source of text:
DAR 178: 143
Summary:

Thanks for CD’s criticism and advice. The difficult question of whether varieties "wear out".

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-11442

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Katherine Elizabeth Sophy (Sophy) Wedgwood
Date:
24 Mar [1878-80]
Source of text:
Cambridge University Library (MS Add. 4251: 333)
Summary:

Asks her to observe seedlings of Neottia breaking the surface to see whether the flower stems grow straight up or form arches, and whether they secrete water that softens the surrounding ground.

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Darwin Correspondence Project
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