To George Gordon 17 June [1861]
Down. | Bromley. | Kent. S.E.
June 17th
Dear Sir
You formerly did me the inestimable service of sending me Goodyera.1 I have now examined almost every British Orchid, except Corallorhiza. I know it is most unlikely that you can aid me in this; but I have thought that you would forgive me writing for the bare chance. As it will save you trouble, I will assume if I do not hear that you cannot aid me.—2 If you can, will you be so very kind as to let me have a line; as in one fortnight I must go somewhere to the sea-side: & as I shall take my microscope I could send you my address.
Pray forgive the liberty which I have taken in troubling you & with very sincere thanks for your former great kindness. Pray forgive me | Dear Sir | Yours sincerely obliged | Ch. Darwin
Goodyera is growing in a shady peat-bed in my garden & I have hopes it will flower with me!
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Orchids: On the various contrivances by which British and foreign orchids are fertilised by insects, and on the good effects of intercrossing. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1862.
Summary
Asks whether GG can help CD get specimens of Corallorhiza.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-3185
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- George Gordon
- Sent from
- Down
- Postmark
- JU 17 | 61
- Source of text
- Elgin Museum (Gordon Archive 61.7)
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 3185,” accessed on 20 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-3185.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 9
