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Darwin Correspondence Project

To G. J. Romanes   13 May [1878]1

Down, | Beckenham, Kent | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.

May 13th.

My dear Romanes

Just returned home.— I enclose 2 of the Blood-red Onions. I suppose that they must be larger for grafting.—2 But come whenever convenient & stay as long as you like.3

In Haste | Yours sincerely | C. Darwin.

Footnotes

The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter from G. J. Romanes, 10 April 1878.
Romanes visited Down on 18 May 1878 (Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)).

Summary

Blood-red onions enclosed.

GJR to come whenever convenient.

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-11506
From
Charles Robert Darwin
To
George John Romanes
Sent from
Down
Source of text
Christ Church Library, Oxford (MS 516)
Physical description
ALS 1p

Please cite as

Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11506,” accessed on 19 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11506.xml

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