To J. S. Henslow [10 November 1839]
Summary
Urges JSH to describe Galapagos species in a paper on the flora of the islands.
Has been interested in geographical distribution and would be interested to have a paper by JSH on the general character of flora of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia.
"I keep on steadily collecting every sort of fact which may throw light on the origin & variation of species."
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Stevens Henslow |
Date: | [10 Nov 1839] |
Classmark: | The Morgan Library and Museum, New York (Heineman Collection MA 7127) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-543 |