To Henry Johnson 24 September 1879
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.)
Sept 24th— 1879
My dear Johnson
It gives me pleasure to do as you ask & send my signature on the next page.—1 I had not heard that you had taken up your abode in Ludlow, & hope that you find it a pleasant retreat. As far as I can remember it is a beautiful place. You have my sincere sympathy in your state of health, & I much hope that you do not suffer greatly. I am blessed with almost everything, except strength & better health, which a man can desire; nevertheless I find old age a dismal time.—
I am at present working at the movements of plants. As you probably do not see German works & periodicals on physiological botany, you will perhaps like to hear that your experiments on the tension of parts &c &c are still often quoted.—2
Believe me with all good wishes | Yours sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Johnson, Henry. 1835a. On the general existence of a newly observed and peculiar property in plants, and on its analogy to the irritability of animals. London and Edinburgh Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science 3d ser. 6: 164–9.
Johnson, Henry. 1835b. On divergence as the cause of motion in plants. London and Edinburgh Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science 3d ser. 7: 357–62.
Summary
Sends the requested signature,
with sympathy for HHJ’s state of health [see 12236].
Reports that HJ’s experiments on tension of parts are often quoted in German works and periodicals.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12236A
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Henry Johnson
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Private collection
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12236A,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12236A.xml
