From W. M. Canby   1 February 1873

Summary

At Asa Gray’s request, responds to CD’s questions about WMC’s observations on Dionaea and particularly about the size of the insects captured and the excitability of the leaves after an insect is captured.

Letter details

Record number

DCP-LETT-8755

From

William Marriott Canby

To

Charles Robert Darwin

Date

1 Feb 1873

Sent from

Wilmington, Del.

Source of text

DAR 58.1: 25

Physical description

4pp †

Contributor

Darwin Correspondence Project[View Ɛpsilon collection]

Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 21.

• Canby, W. M.
• Darwin, C. R.