From J. J. Weir 6 July 1875
6 Haddo Villas | Blackheath SE
6 July 1875
My Dear Sir
I am still of the same opinion as that expressed in my notes enclosed.
I believe that each year since I last wrote large yellow pendulous racemes have appeared amongst the purple erect blooms.—1
This Spring I carefully again examined the tree, and found yellow racemes nearly at the top-most branch, I also found one other tree amongst my Brothers very extensive collection, which had been grafted in the same manner by his own gardener, with large yellow flowers some feet from the graft.—2
The case is not the same as that of Cytisus adami,3 but I will try and see my Brother to night at his town house and ascertain from him whether he has observed any racemes of a composite character, ie with both kind of flowers, I have not myself seen any.—
It is one of my greatest pleasures to reply to your enquiries.—
Believe me | Yours very truly | J Jenner Weir
C Darwin Esqr
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Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Summary
Yellow flowers occurring on a purple Cytisus grafted onto a yellow stock.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-10044
- From
- John Jenner Weir
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Blackheath
- Source of text
- DAR 181: 85
- Physical description
- ALS 4pp †
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 10044,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-10044.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 23