From Thomas Whitelegge 15 July 1878
58 Hillgate St | Hurst Brook | Ashton. u. Lyne
July 15/78
Dear Sir
I enclose with this note Speciemens of Stachys Germanica. Linn. with small female flowers and ordinary Hermaphrodite ones.1 I have examined some of the flowers and I find that the stamens are very much reduced appearing like small scale like processes. I am not aware that this species has been described in this condition. They have been grown in our little Botanic Garden, seed came from Kew2
Since I sent you Ranunculus repens, I have found R. bulbosus in a Gynodioecious condition at Millers Dale Derbyshire on the 8th of June3 Just one word about R. acris4 While staying at Cleethorpes in Lincolnshire I saw the plant in abundance but failed to find any with small flowers which struck me as being very remarkable as they are so very abundant about our district. Hoping I am not tresspassing to much on your valueable time, I remain | Dear Sir Yours Truly | Thomas Whitelegge
Footnotes
Bibliography
Desmond, Ray. 1994. Dictionary of British and Irish botanists and horticulturists including plant collectors, flower painters and garden designers. New edition, revised with the assistance of Christine Ellwood. London: Taylor & Francis and the Natural History Museum. Bristol, Pa.: Taylor & Francis.
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
Has found examples of small female flowers in Stachys germanica and Ranunculus bulbosus.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-11609
- From
- Thomas Whitelegge
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- Source of text
- DAR 181: 95
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11609,” accessed on 24 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11609.xml
