From W. E. Darwin [25 August 1873]¹

Bassett

Monday | 9. AM

Dear Father,

The Pantry Mimosa looks pretty well today, the leaflets that were in water have a slightly untidy curled look, but they are not discoloured, they still close rather slower than the rest of the plant.

Next week when they are quite recovered I will put them in pantry again.²

The other in glass continues well & opens under water without discoloration.

I took the leaflets out of the water just now, they are quite torpid to the touch. They seemed but little wetted above or underneath. I have immersed them again.

The berries are not more sunk, but the water is now about as dingy looking as what you saw in case of the other berries.³

I am off to Mr [Youngs]⁴ today, | Your affect son | W E D

CD annotations

0.2 9.] after ‘Aug^t, 25^th.’ added pencil

Top of letter: ‘Mimosa in Pantry’

Footnotes

1

The month and day are established by CD’s annotation and the year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter from W. E. Darwin, [22 August 1873].

2

See letter from W. E. Darwin, [22 August 1873] and n. 2.

3

See letter from W. E. Darwin, [22 August 1873] and n. 3.

4

Mr Young has not been identified.