Letter 12416 — Gray, Asa to Darwin, C. R., 12 Jan 1880
Summary
Sends some cotton seeds for CD.
Transcription
Herbarium of Harvard University, | Botanic Garden, Cambridge, Mass.
Jany 12 1880.
My Dear Darwin
So you want some cotton-seeds! I sent south for them, & here will be all you need, but you can have more. Two-kinds; those in the copious white wool probably last. That is “Green-seed” from Alabama. The other is sea-island.
The Man who sent the seed has heard of “Nine Cotton”, of which he once had a few seeds “sent from England” and he wants more—to grow. Now you ask $Hooker$ if he knows of such a thing, and can get hold of some for this southern planter,—& will send by post hither.
Ever Yours | Asa Gray
