To Thomas Whitelegge 17 May 1878
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.
May 17— 1878
Dear Sir
I am much obliged for your letter.1 I am certain that I have never met with any account of any species of Ranunculus being gynodiœcious, but I have seen it stated that they tend to be diœcious, probably in consequence of such plants as you have been so good as to send me.
Should I print a new Edit. of my last book, I will introduce on your authority this case.—2
Dear Sir | Yours faithfully | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Forms of flowers 2d ed.: The different forms of flowers on plants of the same species. 2d edition. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1880.
Summary
Will use TW’s case of gynodioecious Ranunculus if he prints a new edition of Forms of flowers.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-11515
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Thomas Whitelegge
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Mitchell Library, Sydney (MLMSS 5833)
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11515,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11515.xml
