From W. E. Darwin [28 June 1863?]1
1. Carlton Terrace
Sunday.
My Dear Father,
I have looked at Chrysosplene, but cannot tell whether there are glands.2 it has hairs white, transparent, on leaves and stem; those on the stem have a hollow looking cup at the end of a red colour; the remainder of the hairs being silvery white, and transparent.
I send you a sketch by Camera Lucida of end of hair and cup.3
I will send you some if there are glands.
I am your affect son | W E Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Muller, F. M. 1978. Seedlings of the north-western European lowland: a flora of seedlings. The Hague: W. Junk.
Summary
Sends description of Chrysosplene, asks about glands.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-3894F
- From
- William Erasmus Darwin
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- 1 Carlton Terrace [Southampton]
- Source of text
- Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 11)
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 3894F,” accessed on 29 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-3894F.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 24 (Supplement)