From T. H. Farrer 6 March 1880
M. T. Hotel
6 March/80
My dear Mr Darwin
I saw both Caird and Hooker yesterday—1 Both think it useless to approach the Govt—especially as they are buying at great expense “Champion” potatoes to send as seed to Ireland, which Caird says—have proved good.2
Both too think that Mr Torbitt, should now make—or still better—get some one else to make some precise report on what he has done shewing what progress he has made— Further they think that £100 would be enough to give at present— This there would be no difficulty in procuring; for Caird says he will make himself responsible for £75 and I will gladly add £25. Will this enable you to say anything encouraging to Mr Torbitt.— Would not a careful report of what he has done and its success in the form of a letter to Nature or to one of the Agricultural papers be useful. If accompanied by a few lines from you it would be sure to attract attention: and if he has any good potatoes to sell as seed, it would bring them forward.
Ever yrs sincerely | T H Farrer
Footnotes
Bibliography
Salaman, Redcliffe Nathan. 1926. Potato varieties. Cambridge: University Press.
Summary
Suggests Torbitt make a report on his progress so far.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12522
- From
- Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- M arshall T hompson’s Hotel
- Source of text
- DAR 164: 97
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12522,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12522.xml