From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Miles Joseph Berkeley
Date:
7 Apr [1855]
Source of text:
Shropshire Archives (SA 6001/134/41)
Summary:
Asks for a pea variety for an experiment.
Discusses C. F. v. Gärtner’s results [in Bastarderzeugung im Pflanzenreich (1849)]. Criticises Gärtner’s belief that hybrids are always less fertile than their parents.
Asks about MJB’s experiments.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project