To Francis Darwin 5 [June 1878]1
My dear F.
You will like to see the enclosed.—2
I have tried the seeds, but cannot see them, though I saw them 16 years ago when I described the achenes of the Pumilio from Australia.—3 I am working too hard—
you dear old fellow | Affect F. | C. D.
5th
Footnotes
The month and year are established by the relationship between this letter and the letter to F. J. Cohn, 5 June 1878.
CD enclosed a letter from Ferdinand Julius Cohn, which has not been found; see letter to F. J. Cohn, 5 June 1878.
In 1861, CD had published his observations of Pumilo argyrolepis (a synonym of Rutidosis multiflora, small wrinklewort); see Correspondence vol. 9, letter to Gardeners’ Chronicle, [before 5 January 1861]. He had failed to observe the viscid threads in seeds sent by Cohn; see letter to F. J. Cohn, 5 June 1878.
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Summary
Sends letter and seeds from [F. J. Cohn].
Is working too hard.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-11303
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Francis Darwin
- Sent from
- unstated
- Source of text
- DAR 211: 22
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11303,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11303.xml
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