From Charles and Francis Darwin to G. J. Romanes 5 December 1877
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Discusses planting onions for experiment.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin; Francis Darwin |
| Addressee: | George John Romanes |
| Date: | 5 Dec 1877 |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.527) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11270 |
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