To Nicolai Krohn 18 December 18811
[4 Bryanston Street, London.]
[…] The number of worms in your garden is astonishing […] it will be an interesting observation, how soon the land is again stocked with worms, & whether the grass grows better before this happens.—2 I neglected to observe whether worms distruct[?] the roots of grasses.— You will probably be able to borrow […] my book ‘On the Formation of Vegetable Mould’ […] in which […] you will find a good deal about the natural history of worms3 […]
Footnotes
Bibliography
Earthworms: The formation of vegetable mould through the action of worms: with observations on their habits. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1881.
Freeman, Richard Broke. 1977. The works of Charles Darwin: an annotated bibliographical handlist. 2d edition. Folkestone, Kent: William Dawson & Sons. Hamden, Conn.: Archon Books, Shoe String Press.
Summary
"The number of worms in your garden is astonishing … it will be an interesting observation, how soon the land is again stocked with worms, & whether the grass grows better before this happens. – I neglected to observe whether worms distruct [disturb?] the roots of grasses. – You will probably be able to borrow … my book On the Formation of Vegetable Mould … in which … you will find a good deal about the natural history of worms."
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13561
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Nicolai Krohn
- Sent from
- [4 Bryanston Street, London.]
- Source of text
- J. A. Stargardt (dealers) (24 and 25 November 1981)
- Physical description
- ALS * 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13561,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13561.xml
