From George Bentham 2 December [1856]
Summary
Cites cases of leguminous plants whose cleistogamic flowers produce more seed than perfect flowers. [See Forms of flowers, p. 326.]
| Author: | George Bentham |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 2 Dec [1856] |
| Classmark: | DAR 111: A75–6 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11267 |
To George Bentham 26 November [1856]
Summary
Asks GB for help in clearing up his problems about Leguminosae, in connection with his "wild bit of speculation on the crossing of plants" [see Natural selection, p. 71].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Bentham |
| Date: | 26 Nov [1856] |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Bentham Correspondence, Vol. 3, Daintree–Dyer, 1830–1884, GEB/1/3: f. 684) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2003 |
To George Bentham 30 November [1856]
Summary
Thanks GB for information on Leguminosae, especially about those with apetalous flowers and almost without anthers.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Bentham |
| Date: | 30 Nov [1856] |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Bentham Correspondence, Vol. 3, Daintree–Dyer, 1830–1884, GEB/1/3: f. 685) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2005 |
To George Bentham 3 December [1856]
Summary
Thanks GB for information on apetalous flowers. "The whole order [Leguminosae] will remain my detestable enemies."
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Bentham |
| Date: | 3 Dec [1856] |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Bentham Correspondence, Vol. 3, Daintree–Dyer, 1830–1884, GEB/1/3: f. 687) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2010 |
Document type
| letter | (4) |
Author
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Bentham, George | (1) |
Addressee
| Bentham, George | (3) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
Correspondent
| Bentham, George | (4) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (4) |
