To Thomas Whitelegge 28 April 1878
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.
April 28— 1878
Dear Sir
I sincerely wish that I could give you any information about your specimens; but I have never studied the genus Geum or attended to monstrosities or sudden deviations of structure.1
I may, however, remark that the supression of one sex is not a rare abnormality.2
Wishing you success in your observations, I remain | Dear Sir | Yours faithfully | Charles Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Müller, Hermann. 1883a. The fertilisation of flowers. Translated and edited by D’Arcy W. Thompson. London: Macmillan and Co.
Summary
Has not studied Geum, but suppression of one sex is not rare in plants.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-11486
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Thomas Whitelegge
- Sent from
- Bassett Down letterhead
- Source of text
- Mitchell Library, Sydney (MLMSS 5833)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11486,” accessed on