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JHC1333

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
George Bentham
Date:
30 July 1856
Source of text:
JDH/2/3/2 f.117-118, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

JHC1335

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
George Bentham
Date:
3 October 1856
Source of text:
JDH/2/3/2 f.119, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

DCP-LETT-2003

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George Bentham
Date:
26 Nov [1856]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Bentham Correspondence, Vol. 3, Daintree–Dyer, 1830–1884, GEB/1/3: f. 684)
Summary:

Asks GB for help in clearing up his problems about Leguminosae, in connection with his "wild bit of speculation on the crossing of plants" [see Natural selection, p. 71].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-2005

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George Bentham
Date:
30 Nov [1856]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Bentham Correspondence, Vol. 3, Daintree–Dyer, 1830–1884, GEB/1/3: f. 685)
Summary:

Thanks GB for information on Leguminosae, especially about those with apetalous flowers and almost without anthers.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-11267

From:
George Bentham
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
2 Dec [1856]
Source of text:
DAR 111: A75–6
Summary:

Cites cases of leguminous plants whose cleistogamic flowers produce more seed than perfect flowers. [See Forms of flowers, p. 326.]

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-2010

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George Bentham
Date:
3 Dec [1856]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Bentham Correspondence, Vol. 3, Daintree–Dyer, 1830–1884, GEB/1/3: f. 687)
Summary:

Thanks GB for information on apetalous flowers. "The whole order [Leguminosae] will remain my detestable enemies."

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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