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DCP-LETT-7788

From:
John Traherne Moggridge
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[before 22] June 1871
Source of text:
DAR 171: 215
Summary:

At Wallace’s suggestion he offers CD his observations on the seed-gathering habits of ants. Suggests their role in seed dispersal.

At work on the last part of his book [Contributions to the flora of Mentone (1867–71)].

Has found that Ophrys insectifera can reproduce asexually.

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DCP-LETT-7830

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Traherne Moggridge
Date:
22 June [1871]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.399)
Summary:

Thanks JTM for information on ants.

Mentions letter "from a Texas gentleman" Gideon Lincecum describing ants that plant seeds [see 3082].

Notes that fly orchid is unattractive to insects. Asks JTM to attempt fertilisation experiment with this plant.

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