To J. T. Murray 6 January 1880
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.
Jan 6. 80
Dear Sir,
I am much obliged to you for your kindness in having taken the trouble to send me the specimens of Drosera, with which I am well acquainted. It is D. binata vel dichotoma1
Dear Sir | Yours faithfully | Charles Darwin
Footnotes
No letter from Murray has been found. Drosera dichotoma is a synonym of D. binata, the forked-leaf sundew, which is native to Australia and New Zealand. CD had obtained a specimen from Dorothy Fanny Nevill (see Insectivorous plants, pp. 281–4).
Summary
Thanks JM for sending Drosera specimens.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12408
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Thomas Murray
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Mitchell Library, Sydney (MLMSS 3069)
- Physical description
- LS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12408,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12408.xml
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