My Dear Sir

I am sorry that my first experiment failed—but I have now enclosed three young plants in a glass tube in a metal case—& inside a wooden box.¹ And as I have plugged one end of the tube with some wet cotton-wool I think you will get them in a state in which you can put them under the Microscope. I am anxious you should see them for the identical reason you mention—viz that they seem so strongly to indicate some genetic affinity with D. rotundifolia²

The hairs may have lost some of their prominence when they reach you. As growing they look very lovely little objects—and though none of mine have yet developed a second leaf of the plumule³ lots of them have already caught insects. Beginning the business of life early!! You will of course see that the Cotyledons have no hairs—

I am my Dear Sir | ever yours | W. C. Williamson