To J. D. Hooker 24 October [1872]1
Down. [Sevenoaks, Kent.]
Oct. 24
My dear Hooker
I heard from Scott that Dr. King (the superintendent, I suppose, at Calcutta) is now at home on sick-leave.2
Can you give me his address, & tell me whether he is well enough to answer queries about the worm-castings, which he kindly sent me from S. India.— I have just received a splendid letter from Scott on worms.—3
Secondly, can you tell me where I can buy Dionæa,—but I do not know certainly whether I shall go on with Dionæa this Autumn or next Spring4
If you are overwhelmed with work, I daresay Mrs Hooker5 wd. be so very kind as to answer my two queries.—
Ever yours sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Summary
Asks for London address of George King [Superintendent of Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta], so he can ask about worm-castings sent by King from S. India. Has just received a splendid letter from John Scott on worms.
Asks where he can buy Dionaea.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-8573
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Joseph Dalton Hooker
- Sent from
- Sevenoaks Down letterhead
- Source of text
- DAR 94: 233–4
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp † (by ?)
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 8573,” accessed on 20 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-8573.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 20
