To G. E. Dobson 12 April 1878
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.
April 12th 1878
Dear Dr. Dobson.
The monstrosity of Fuchsia, which you have been so good as to send me is not of an uncommon order.—1
With respect to Bats at the Galapagos I shd. assuredly recorded their presence & earnestly endeavoured to shoot one, had any been seen.— Of course it does not follow from this that there are none; yet as I never collected in any place with so few insects. it is probable that Bats are really absent.2
Believe me | yours very faithfully | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Dobson, G. E. 1878. Catalogue of the Chiroptera in the collection of the British Museum. London: The Trustees.
Journal of researches: Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by HMS Beagle, under the command of Captain FitzRoy, RN, from 1832 to 1836. By Charles Darwin. London: Henry Colburn. 1839.
Summary
Monstrosity of fuchsia sent by GD not uncommon.
Does not recall bats at Galapagos.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-11473
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- George Edward Dobson
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.)
- Physical description
- 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11473,” accessed on 27 February 2021, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/DCP-LETT-11473.xml
