From Harrison William Weir 7 May 1869
Weirleigh | Brenchley. Kent
May 7th. 1869
Dear Sir
I have raised some hundreds of daisies from seed this last year. I send you some curious results— the green ones always remain green. They are all from different roots, and shew about the same stage of growth
I heard of a tame Rabbit the other day that had 18 young at a birth— I have one with 11 all doing well— the 18 were also all brought.— the greatest number wild Rabbits have as far as I can learn is 6.1
In greatest haste | Yours Very Truly | Harrison Weir
To C. Darwin Esq L.L.D. etc
CD annotations
Bibliography
Variation: The variation of animals and plants under domestication. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1868.
Summary
Daisies.
A tame rabbit with a litter of 18.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-6733
- From
- Harrison William Weir
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Brenchley
- Source of text
- DAR 181: 71
- Physical description
- ALS 1p †
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 6733,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-6733.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 17
