To George Maw 17 January [1869]
Down. | Bromley. | Kent. S.E.
Jan 17th
My dear Sir
I have never seen the Drosophyllum.— It is described as somewhat shrubby, with narrow elongate leaves, studded with glandulose hairs, as in Drosera; it was indeed called a Drosera by Linnæus.—1 It grows in sandy places in Portugal, Andalusia & Teneriffe; & as I said has lately been found near Gibraltar.— My object, if I cd get a living specimen, is to compare its habits & structure with Drosera, on which I have made very numerous observations still unpublished.2
With very many thanks | Yours very faithfully | Ch. Darwin
Summary
Describes Drosophyllum and its habitat.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-6559
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- George Maw
- Sent from
- Down
- Postmark
- JA 18 69
- Source of text
- Royal Horticultural Society, Lindley Library (MAW/1/15)
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 6559,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-6559.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 17