To J. S. Henslow 29 October [1855]
Down Bromley Kent
Oct. 29th.
My dear Henslow
I received some time since the capital collection of Pois sans Parchemin & the Beet for which very many thanks, & still more for you having got them so cheaply!
I have seen Hooker since his return & he told me a little about your goings on at Paris,1 which must have answered very well. I wish I had steam & strength enough to go.
Whenever quite convenient will you send me off the seeds which your little girls have collected for me, addressed as follows diag C. Darwin Esqe
Down
care of G. Snow
Nag’s Head
Borough.ramme and then I must send a P. order as a present to the little collectors.2 The plants from the Lychnis seed & Myosotis have come up splendidly; & next Spring their torments shall commence.3
Ever my dear Henslow, Yours most truly | C. Darwin
My wife & self went to Glasgow & we were disappointed in not meeting you, which we had calculated on. It was a good, but not very brilliant meeting.—4
Footnotes
Bibliography
Russell-Gebbett, Jean. 1977. Henslow of Hitcham: botanist, educationalist and clergyman. Lavenham, Suffolk: Terence Dalton.
Summary
Gives directions for sending seeds collected at Hitcham. The Lychnis and Myosotis have come up. Will begin their "torments" next spring [i.e., experiments to produce "sports"].
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-1770
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Stevens Henslow
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 93: A101–A102
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 1770,” accessed on 23 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-1770.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 5
