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From J. D. Hooker   23 May 1862

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Does not know Rhododendron boothii; is sending Rhododendron keysii, a remarkable form. Will send Melastomataceae anon.

Author:  Joseph Dalton Hooker
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  23 May 1862
Classmark:  DAR 101: 36
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-3567

From A. R. Wallace   23 May 1862

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Acknowledges Orchids with its disclosures of "wonderful adaptations".

Warns that CD aids critics by overstating the difficulties.

Did Owen write the article in the Quarterly Review? [Review of Origin by Samuel Wilberforce, Q. Rev. 108 (1860): 225–64].

Author:  Alfred Russel Wallace
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  23 May 1862
Classmark:  DAR 106/7 (ser. 2): 2–3
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-3568