To W. H. Edwards 23 April [1872]1
Down, | Beckenham, Kent.
April. 23d
Dear Sir
I am very much obliged to you for your kindness in having sent me Part 9. of your Butterflies, which is one of the most beautiful works which I have seen.2 Your careful observations on the dimorphism or rather trimorphism of Papilio ajax, strike me as most remarkable & interesting.3
Believe me Dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | Charles Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Edwards, William Henry. 1868–72. The butterflies of North America. Philadelphia: American Entomological Society.
Summary
Thanks for part nine of WHE’s [Butterflies of North America (1868–72)].
Comments on trimorphism in Papilio ajax.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-8299
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- William Henry Edwards
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- John Hay Library, Brown University (Albert E. Lownes Manuscript Collection, Ms. 84.2 (Box 3, Folder 38))
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 8299,” accessed on 23 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-8299.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 20