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More Letters of Charles Darwin, Vol. 2
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Letter 591. To J.D. Hooker.
(591/1. The following letters are given here rather than in chronological order, as bearing on the Leschenaultia problem. The latter part of Letter 591 refers to the cleistogamic flowers of Viola.)
Down, May 1st [1862].
If you can screw out time, do look at the stigma of the blue Leschenaultia biloba. I have just examined a large bud with the indusium not yet closed, and it seems to me certain that there is no stigma within. The case would be very important for me, and I do not like to trust solely to myself. I have been impregnating flowers, but it is rather difficult...
I have just looked again at Viola canina. The case is odder: only 2 stamens which embrace the stigma have pollen; the 3 other stamens have no anther-cells and no pollen. These 2 fertile anthers are of different shape from the 3 sterile others, and the scale representing the lower lip is larger and differently shaped from the 4 other scales representing 4 other petals.
In V. odorata (single flower) all five stamens produce pollen. But I daresay all this is known.
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Chicago: Charles Darwin, "Letter 591. To J.D. Hooker.," More Letters of Charles Darwin, Vol. 2, ed. Darwin, Francis, Sir, 1848-1925 and Seward, A. C. (Albert Charles), 1863-1941 and trans. Babington, B. G. (Benjamin Guy), 1794-1866 in More Letters of Charles Darwin Original Sources, accessed October 12, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KTIGENDJMRZFM5B.
MLA: Darwin, Charles. "Letter 591. To J.D. Hooker." More Letters of Charles Darwin, Vol. 2, edited by Darwin, Francis, Sir, 1848-1925 and Seward, A. C. (Albert Charles), 1863-1941, and translated by Babington, B. G. (Benjamin Guy), 1794-1866, in More Letters of Charles Darwin, Vol. 2, Original Sources. 12 Oct. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KTIGENDJMRZFM5B.
Harvard: Darwin, C, 'Letter 591. To J.D. Hooker.' in More Letters of Charles Darwin, Vol. 2, ed. and trans. . cited in , More Letters of Charles Darwin. Original Sources, retrieved 12 October 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KTIGENDJMRZFM5B.
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