To George King November 1872
Down, | Beckenham, Kent.
November | 1872
Dear Sir
I am very much obliged for your letter, which has interested me much. I intend to put together my notes this winter or next summer, so that I fear any future observations in India would be too late.—1 As far as I know no one has ever attended in any way the worm-castings except myself; and I did not even know before hearing from Mr. Scott, whether the worms thus acted in Tropical countries:—2 I hear from Professor Asa Gray that worms are as troublesome in lawns in the united states as with us.—3 I hope that your residence in south Europe will suit you & be pleasant.4 Perhaps you will be so kind as just to observe & inform me—whether there are many worm-castings there. I now remember your having written to me about the abnormal tree;5 though I had forgotten it when I wrote to you, as I receive a large number of letters from persons with whom I am personally unacquainted.
Pray believe me | My dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Earthworms: The formation of vegetable mould through the action of worms: with observations on their habits. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1881.
Summary
Obliged for letter on worm-castings. Asks GK to observe them in southern Europe.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-8589
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- George King
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 146: 13
- Physical description
- C 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 8589,” accessed on 24 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-8589.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 20