To ? 5 June 1879
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.)
June 5 1879
Dear Sir
I thank you cordially for your kind letter & offer to send me the Calliandra; but I am much engaged on another subject, & have very little strength to spare, & therefore I cannot at present take up a new subject.—1 I looked, however, casually at the leaves & could see no signs of the absorption of animal matter, & therefore believe that the insects are caught only accidentally.—2 I am sorry to say my advice or opinion wd be of no service about the grafting, as I have had no experience.
I shd. very much like to pay you a visit but want of strength will prevent me.—
Again thanking you for your kindness, I remain | Dear Sir | Yours faithfully | Ch. Darwin
Summary
Unable to accept invitation.
Looked at leaves and saw no sign that animal matter was absorbed. Believes insects were caught only accidentally.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12089
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Unidentified
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Sotheby’s, New York (dealers) (5 December 2013)
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12089,” accessed on 25 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12089.xml