From J. D. Hooker 6 October 1873
Royal Gardens Kew
Octr. 6. 1873
My dear Darwin
Mimosa prostrata is only a name from the Berlin Botanic Garden. The plant was described by Lindley as M. marginata1 a native of Brazil, which is slightly sensitive in fine weather.
Who supplies you with distilled water and your chemicals?2
Believe me | Yours truly | Jos D Hooker
Footnotes
Bibliography
Movement in plants: The power of movement in plants. By Charles Darwin. Assisted by Francis Darwin. London: John Murray. 1880.
Summary
Mimosa prostrata, described by John Lindley as M. marginata, native of Brazil.
Who supplies CD with distilled water and chemicals?
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-9089
- From
- Joseph Dalton Hooker
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Kew
- Source of text
- DAR 103: 169–70
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 9089,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-9089.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 21