To Hugo de Vries [18 October 1881]1
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S. E. R.
My dear Sir
I am delighted to hear that you intend working on the causes of variation.—2 It is a grand subject, & if I were not so old, I would take it up experimentally. But I am nearly worn out, & will not attempt writing on any difficult & complex subject again.— I fear that I have fallen into many mistakes in my work on the Power of movement in Plants, & this ought to be a caution to me.—3 With hearty thanks for your kind letter & good wishes for your success in all your scientific undertakings
I remain | yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Movement in plants: The power of movement in plants. By Charles Darwin. Assisted by Francis Darwin. London: John Murray. 1880.
Wiesner, Julius. 1881. Das Bewegungsvermögen der Pflanzen. Eine kritische Studie über das gleichnamige Werk von Charles Darwin nebst neuen Untersuchungen. Vienna: Alfred Hölder.
Summary
Delighted to hear that HdeV intends working on the causes of variation.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13415F
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Hugo de Vries
- Source of text
- Artis Library (De Vries 8)
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13415F,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13415F.xml
