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.
See letter to G. J. Romanes, 9 April [1878] and n. 4.
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 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11506.xml
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