To J. V. Carus 16 September [1877]1
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.
Sept. 16th
My dear Sir
Very many thanks for the errata.2 That at p. 205 of “shortest” instead of “mid-length” is a dreadful one.
Originally I wrote “longer” & “shorter” stamens in each flower & afterwards changed to the 3 terms, of “shortest” “mid-length” & “longest”; & it is clear that I omitted to correct the heading of the table.—3
I cannot give actual measurements, though, as you say, it would have been far better: I was hurried & so was my son, & we thought relative size was alone of importance.4
I had intended (but it seems that I forgot) to send you a perfect copy, & will now write to Publisher to do so.— The book has been published a few weeks ago.—5
I am heartily glad that you are better.6 I can give a fairly good account of myself, & have been able to work pretty hard.—
My dear Sir | Yours sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Forms of flowers: The different forms of flowers on plants of the same species. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1877.
Freeman, Richard Broke. 1977. The works of Charles Darwin: an annotated bibliographical handlist. 2d edition. Folkestone, Kent: William Dawson & Sons. Hamden, Conn.: Archon Books, Shoe String Press.
Summary
Thanks JVC for correcting a bad blunder in Forms of flowers.
His health fairly good; has been able to work "pretty hard".
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-11143
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Julius Victor Carus
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 168–169)
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11143,” accessed on 24 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11143.xml