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Darwin Correspondence Project

To G. M. Tracy   [after 11 January 1877]1

[2 Bryanston Street, London.]

Much obliged for your excellent observation & I admit that they apparently throw you have thrown much doubt on my. conclusions.—2

Ch. Darwin

Footnotes

The date is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter from G. M. Tracy, 11 January 1877.
See letter from G. M. Tracy, 11 January 1877; Tracy had observed that holly-trees in sheltered spots were full of berries.

Summary

GMT’s observations [on scarcity of holly berries] throw doubt on CD’s conclusions [see Collected papers 2: 189–90].

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-10781
From
Charles Robert Darwin
To
George Murton Tracy
Sent from
unstated
Source of text
DAR 178: 174r
Physical description
ADraftS 1p

Please cite as

Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 10781,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-10781.xml

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