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Orchids
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Why Orchids? Darwin wrote in his Autobiography, ‘During the summer of 1839, and, I believe, during the previous summer, I was led to attend to the cross-fertilisation of flowers by the aid of insects, from having come to the conclusion in my…
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- … in plants: I have just recently been looking at common Orchis, & I declare I think its …
- … notice for Gardeners’ Ch. on curious difficulty in Bee Orchis, & shd. much like to hear what you …
- … curious apparent contradiction in the structure of the Bee Orchis—one part, namely the sticky glands …
- … anxious to hear what happens to the pollen-masses of the Bee Orchis in other districts or parts of …
- … classification of the species in a different genus ( Orchis ) based on this observation. By now, …
- … … observe what little change would convert Epipactis to Orchis: the temporary or non-congenital …
- … movement in one direction which I find in all pollinia of Orchis, would explain the springing out of …
- … Gray, describing in detail the movement of the pollinia in Orchis pyramidalis (a synonym of …
Natural Science and Femininity
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Discussion Questions|Letters A conflation of masculine intellect and feminine thoughts, habits and feelings, male naturalists like Darwin inhabited an uncertain gendered identity. Working from the private domestic comfort of their homes and exercising…
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- … botany. He has been closely observing the anatomy of the Orchis Pyramidalis and “never saw …
Darwin and Down
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Charles and Emma Darwin, with their first two children, settled at Down House in the village of Down (later ‘Downe’) in Kent, as a young family in 1842. The house came with eighteen acres of land, and a fifteen acre meadow. The village combined the…
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- … To J. D. Hooker, 12 July [1860] : on adaptation in Orchis pyramidalis . …
Orchids
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Sources|Discussion Questions|Experiment A project to follow On the Origin of Species Darwin began to observe English orchids and collect specimens from abroad in the years immediately following the publication of On the Origin of Species. Examining…
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- … . London: John Murray. (Chapter 1: "Structure of Orchis") Letters …
Darwin in letters,1866: Survival of the fittest
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The year 1866 began well for Charles Darwin, as his health, after several years of illness, was now considerably improved. In February, Darwin received a request from his publisher, John Murray, for a new edition of Origin. Darwin got the fourth…
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- … in my hand for him to name & oddly enough it was the other orchis that fertilises itself…. It is …
