To George Bentham 27 September [1866]1
Down. | Bromley. | Kent. S.E.
Sep 27
My dear Bentham
I am very much obliged to you for your note & I am sorry that I have troubled you in vain.2 I was anxious to hear of any cases like that of Acorus calamus.3 My memory deceived me for I now recollect the passage, & believe that at the time I did not misunderstand it.
With respect to the Linnean Library, not very long ago I applied for more than two books, but was told that it was against rules. I am sure it wd be of no use my asking Mr Kippist for more books unless he receives instructions, for though nobody can be more obliging & kind than he is, he is rigid to what he considers his duty.4
With many thanks for your note believe me | yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Summary
His memory deceived him about GB’s statement [on propagation of thistles].
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-5220
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- George Bentham
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Bentham Correspondence, Vol. 3, Daintree–Dyer, 1830–1884, GEB/1/3: ff. 705–6)
- Physical description
- LS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 5220,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-5220.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 14
