To C. V. Riley 19 May 1877
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.
May 19th 77
My dear Mr. Riley
I must send you a line to thank you very much for sending me your ninth Report, which like all its eight predecessors has interested me much.— You always manage to discuss points of general interest, besides those of practical importance. What a pretty illustration of a sub-rudimentary organ is that of the ovipositor of the saw-fly!—1
With many thanks & all good wishes | Yours sincerely | Charles Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Riley, Charles Valentine. 1869–77. Annual reports on the noxious, beneficial, and other, insects of the State of Missouri. Jefferson City, Mo.: Regan & Edwards, public printer [and others].
Summary
Thanks him for the 9th Report [on the noxious, beneficial, and other insects of the State of Missouri]. "What a pretty illustration of a sub-rudimentary organ is that of the saw-fly!"
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-10967F
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Charles Valentine Riley
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Christie’s (dealers) (16–23 May 2019, lot 6)
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 10967F,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-10967F.xml
