To H. E. Wedgwood [28 May 1876]1
[Hopedene, Surrey]
My dear Hope.
There is a wonderful little bush trained against W. end of Terrace wall,—Grevillea … ?2 Will you observe for me whether it sets any seeds, & if it does give me some?? What is name of dwarf crimson Oxalis in upper rough garden: it is beautifully dimorphic or trimorphic.? This place is simply a paradise with the lovely power in it of nothing whatever needing to be done.
yours affectionately | C. Darwin
I have performed to day a truly wondrous feat & walked to top of Holmesbury Hill.3
Footnotes
Bibliography
EB: The Encyclopædia Britannica. A dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information. 11th edition. 29 vols. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1910–11.
Summary
Asks her to send seeds from a flower in the garden at Hopedene, and the name of a dwarf crimson Oxalis.
Expresses appreciation of the house, which the Darwins have borrowed.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-10514
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Hope Elizabeth (Dot) Wedgwood
- Sent from
- Hopedene, Dorking
- Source of text
- V&A / Wedgwood Collection (MS W/M 143)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 10514,” accessed on 8 November 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-10514.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 24
