To W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 26 [July 1877]1
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.
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My dear Dyer
The plants have arrived & most of them in excellent condition,—a few somewhat crushed.—2 We will take all the care we can of them.—
It is hopeless & useless to thank you for such kindness.—
We were much pleased with the Russian, though I did not see him for a long time, as it was a rather bad day with me.—3
It will be a shame & a sin if we do not make out about bloom, but I am very very doubtful.4
Ever yours sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Timiriazev, Klimint. 2006. With Darwin at Down. With a letter by L. N. Bell. Archipelago 9: 44–58.
Summary
Thanks for the plants.
Is doubtful whether he will make out anything about "bloom".
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-11072
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- William Turner Thiselton-Dyer
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Darwin: Letters to Thiselton-Dyer, 1873–81: f. 78)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11072,” accessed on 26 September 2022, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11072.xml
