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Darwin Correspondence Project

From J. E. Taylor   25 June 1878

Museum | Ipswich

June 25 / 78

Dear Sir

I have taken the liberty of forwarding to you for your acceptance a copy of my new book on “Flowers: Their Origin, Shapes, perfumes, & Colours”, in which I have freely referred to your various valuable books.1 Please accept the volume as a sincere but humble tribute of respect from one of your most ardent students.

I have the honour to be, Dear Sir, | Yours sincerely | J. E. Taylor

To | Dr. Darwin M.A. F.R.S. | &c &c

Footnotes

A copy of Taylor 1878 is in the Darwin Library–Down; CD’s works are discussed throughout the text and there are two specific references to Forms of flowers on pp. 228 and 244. Taylor’s letter, on Hardwicke’s Science Gossip headed notepaper, is reproduced on p. 251.

Bibliography

Forms of flowers: The different forms of flowers on plants of the same species. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1877.

Summary

Sends CD a copy of his book [Flowers; their origin, shapes, perfumes and colours (1878)].

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-11566
From
John Ellor Taylor
To
Charles Robert Darwin
Sent from
Ipswich Museum
Source of text
DAR 202: 124
Physical description
ALS 1p †

Please cite as

Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11566,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11566.xml

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