To R. D. Fitzgerald 18 August [1876]
Down, Beckenham, Kent
Aug 18th
I received yesterday your most kind present of the 2d pt. of your magnificent work.1 It has just come in time as I shall send to press soon a 2d. Edit. of my Orchid Book,— a copy of which when published shall be sent to you.—2
Ch. Darwin
(P.S. I find these cards cannot be sent to Australia)3
Footnotes
Bibliography
British postal guide: British postal guide; containing the chief public regulations of the Post Office with other information. London: Post Office [and others]. 1861–76.
Fitzgerald, Robert David. 1875–94. Australian orchids. 2 vols. Sydney: Thomas Richards.
Orchids 2d ed.: The various contrivances by which orchids are fertilised by insects. By Charles Darwin. 2d edition, revised. London: John Murray. 1877.
Summary
Thanks for RDF’s Australian orchids [1874]. It comes just as CD’s Orchids [2d ed.] is going to press.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-10579
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Robert David Fitzgerald
- Sent from
- Down
- Postmark
- AU 18 76
- Source of text
- Mitchell Library, Sydney (A 2546)
- Physical description
- ApcS
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 10579,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-10579.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 24