To George Henslow 12 June [1866]1
Down. | Bromley. | Kent. S.E.
June 12th
My dear Mr Henslow.
I have read over your Proofs, & have appended some criticisms.—2 I think your paper will do good by calling attention to subject. Several sentences appear to me to require making clear.—
It would really be of no use, I shd. prefer your not stating that I had read over the proofs, as it makes me to certain extent responsible; & I am not sure that I shd agree with all.3
I shd be much obliged if you would inform me, whether Naudin does really say that ovules (not seed) of Hybrid Luffa & Cucumis are imperfect.—4
Kindly tell me when the books are sent to 6. Queen Anne St & be so good as to direct them plainly.5 If sent there on Thursday morning I could get one of my servants who will be in London to call for them— But do not send them, if not finished with.—
In Haste | Yours very sincerely | C. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Naudin, Charles Victor. 1863. Nouvelles recherches sur l’hybridité dans les végétaux. Annales des Sciences Naturelles (Botanique) 4th ser. 19: 180–203.
Summary
Returns proofs of GH’s paper ["On hybridization among plants", Pop. Sci. Rev. 5 (1866): 304–13] with his criticisms. Prefers that GH not state that CD has read the proofs.
Does C. V. Naudin really say that ovules (not seed) of hybrid Luffa and Cucumis are imperfect?
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-5118
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- George Henslow
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge (GEN/D/DARWIN (C)/9)
- Physical description
- ALS 4pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 5118,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-5118.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 14