RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1862. This year in my garden Lobelia fulgens produced a good many pods. CUL-DAR46.2.C41. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 8.2022. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR46.2 contains Notes for Natural selection.
Lobelia fulgens is the Cardinal Flower or Mexican Lobelia.
"Cattell, John, 1786/7-1860. Nurseryman of Westerham, Kent. CD often ordered seeds and plants from C. Many records in CD's Account book (Down House MS). 1860 CD to Maxwell Masters, the nurseryman CD generally dealt with. CCD8:147." (Paul van Helvert & John van Wyhe, Darwin: A Companion, 2021)
[C41]
This year in my garden Lobelia fulgens produced a good many pods & I suppose was visited by Bees.— Two or 3 years ago I saw at Cattell, where Lobelias abounded, Humble-bees visiting them.—
1862
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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