From T. H. Farrer 18 May 1868
Summary
Is confirmed about the bending of the fly orchid pollinia. [See "Fertilisation of orchids", Collected papers 2: 141.]
| Author: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 18 May 1868 |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 41 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6183 |
From Thomas Henry Farrer 17 May 1868
Summary
Raises a question about a statement in Orchids; his observations differ.
| Author: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 17 May 1868 |
| Classmark: | DAR 163: 14/2; DAR 164: 40 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6178 |
To T. H. Farrer 19 May [1868]
Summary
Thanks THF for correcting the error in Orchids.
Asks him to find out what insects visit the fly orchid and for what purpose.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Date: | 19 May [1868] |
| Classmark: | Linnean Society of London (LS Ms 299/2) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6185 |
Document type
| letter | (3) |
Author
| Farrer, T. H. | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
Addressee
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Farrer, T. H. | (1) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Farrer, T. H. | (3) |
