From J. D. Hooker 23 May 1862
Dr Darwin
I do not know Rhod. Boothii: this is R. Keysii, a remarkable form.1 I will send a Melastomad or two anon—2
In haste Ever Yrs | J D Hooker
Rhod. Boothii is a Bhotan species of which I have seen dried leaves only
Kew May 23/62.
Footnotes
See letters to J. D. Hooker, 15 [May 1862] and [18 May 1862].
Summary
Does not know Rhododendron boothii; is sending Rhododendron keysii, a remarkable form. Will send Melastomataceae anon.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-3567
- From
- Joseph Dalton Hooker
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Kew
- Source of text
- DAR 101: 36
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 3567,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-3567.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 10
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