To Alfred Newton 24 March [1863]1
Down. | Bromley. | Kent. S.E.
March 24th
My dear Sir
I thank you sincerely for the potatoes, which arrived safely & are planted; they may come in very useful in crossing, as our cultivated potatoes present some odd peculiarities in their reproduction.—2
I shall be exceedingly glad of the foot of the Partridge, if you can get it for me: I will weigh the earth & then see, with due precautions, whether it contains any seeds capable of germination:3 I presume the foot will turn out to be a wounded one. I suppose you feel sure it is not a stupid hoax.—
With my sincere thanks for your kindness— | My dear Sir | Yours sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Summary
Thanks for potatoes, which may be useful in crossing.
Germination of seeds in earth on partridge’s foot.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-4435
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Alfred Newton
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Cambridge University Library (MS Add. 9839/1D/53)
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 4435,” accessed on 16 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-4435.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 11