To James Torbitt 17 November 1879
Down,
Nov. 17, 1879.
My dear Sir
I have been very glad to read so good a report.1 Three copies have been forwarded to Mr. Farrer (who is already in communication with Ld. Sandon) and I have asked him to consider what can be done.2 A Government official in another office remarked to me that it was very difficult for ministers to decide what to do in such cases as they must be prepared for mere cavillers in the H. of Commons. It would be a great evil if new varieties have to be raised every 4 or 5 years.
I shall be happy to read your remarks on varieties wearing out soon.
I have had to write many letters today— So believe me, | Yours very faithfully | Ch. Darwin.
Footnotes
Summary
Describes problems of raising money [for potato experiments]. "A Government official in another office remarked to me that it was very difficult for Ministers to decide what to do in such cases as they must be prepared for mere cavillers in the H[ouse] of Commons."
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12326
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- James Torbitt
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 148: 109
- Physical description
- C 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12326,” accessed on 26 September 2022, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12326.xml
