From:
Daniel Oliver
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
14 May 1862
Source of text:
DAR 173.1: 15
Summary:
Thanks for Orchids.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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Thanks for Orchids.
Asks for information about peacocks, especially Pavo nigripennis. Suggests a crossing experiment.
Calls public attention to an inexpensive process JH devised in 1838 to eliminate noxious acid fumes coming from manufacturers of soda.
Thanks for Orchids.
Has captured a bee with pollinia adhering to its head. Will send it to CD if he likes.