To M. J. Berkeley 10 July 1875
Down, | Beckenham, Kent.
July 10 1875
My dear Sir
I hope that you will forgive me for troubling you, but if you are much engaged or not well, pray do not answer me, & I shall understand the reason.1
I am very curious to learn, owing to some correspondence with Sir J. Paget on contagion, whether fairy rings start from a central point & spread outwards, or whether they commence as rings.2 In this latter case what can the cause be? If they spread outwards, is any thing known of the rate of spreading?
Lastly, is it known on what the Mycelium subsists?3
Pray forgive me for being so troublesome, & believe me, with much respect | yours sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Summary
Enquires about fairy rings.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-10055F
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Miles Joseph Berkeley
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- The National Library of Wales (NLW St Asaph Diocesan Records SA/CR/219)
- Physical description
- LS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 10055F,” accessed on 13 September 2023, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-10055F.xml
