My Dear Darwin

You will remember my sending you some very young seedlings of Drosera Spathulata in a state resembling D. rotundifolia—¹ The brood of which I sent you samples is now develop⁠⟨⁠ed⁠⟩⁠ into a group of fine pla⁠⟨⁠nts⁠⟩⁠ The seed from wh⁠⟨⁠ich⁠⟩⁠ ⁠⟨⁠    ⁠⟩⁠ them was sown ⁠⟨⁠    ⁠⟩⁠ as gathered— But ⁠⟨⁠    ⁠⟩⁠ up a small portion of it in a glass tube and sowed it early in the present spring— I have never disturbed the plants, hence they are now densely crowded together in their seed pan. I send you three of them from which you will see two things—first that they are leaving the rotundifolian type— Secondly that owing to their being crowded together they have ⁠⟨⁠    ⁠⟩⁠ somewhat of the ⁠⟨⁠  ⁠⟩⁠t form of Drosera Capensis.² Though you may already be familiar with all this I thought it worth while sending you the illustrative specimens—

By the way if you or your sons³ want any more matured specimens of D. Spathulata I can send you any number. & shall have the greatest pleasure in doing so—

I am ever y⁠⟨⁠ours⁠⟩⁠ | W. C. W⁠⟨⁠illiamson⁠⟩⁠