To J. H. Gilbert 15 March 1881
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.
Mar 15 1881
Dear Dr Gilbert,
I have sent off the two books which you were so kind as to lend me by rail this afternoon, and I hope they will arrive safely. I can plainly see that I had better say nothing about the acidity of common mould. I have read the greater part of How Crops Feed with the greatest interest.1
Again thanking you, I remain | Yours very faithfully | Charles Darwin
P.S. | I have not been able to pay the carriage of the parcel excepting to London as our line cannot do so.2
Footnotes
Bibliography
Johnson, Samuel William. [1870.] How crops feed: a treatise on the atmosphere and the soil as related to the nutrition of agricultural plants. New York: Orange Judd and Company.
Summary
Returns the two books JHG had lent him. "I can plainly see I had better say nothing about the acidity of common mould."
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13087
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Joseph Henry Gilbert
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Rothamsted Research (GIL13)
- Physical description
- LS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13087,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13087.xml
