To J. D. Hooker 6 November 1873
Down, | Beckenham, Kent.
Nov. 6 1873
My dear Hooker
We go to London tomorrow morning to “R. B. Litchfield 2 Bryanston St Portman Sqr.”1 I want very much to come down early in the morning to Kew, to talk with you about several things; to see the Eucalypti & the young plants of the genus, of which you said I cd have some; & lastly, to observe Mimosa Albida.2 Could you therefore have M. albida placed for a few days in as hot a house as it can withstand.
I dare say you could send some one with me to look at these plants without losing your own time. Now what day wd be the most convenient to you? All days are the same to me if I hear two or three days before but of course my movements must depend to a certain extent on how I am. I wd start about 8o.30′ & drive down—
If Sunday shd be the most convenient day I wd come the day after tomorrow; but in this case you must send me a line to Bryanston St by return of post—
yours affectionately | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Movement in plants: The power of movement in plants. By Charles Darwin. Assisted by Francis Darwin. London: John Murray. 1880.
Summary
Is coming to stay in London and wants to arrange a visit to Kew to talk with JDH, see the Eucalypti, and observe Mimosa albida.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-9135
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Joseph Dalton Hooker
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (JDH/3/6 Insectivorous plants 1873–8 f.4)
- Physical description
- LS(A) 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 9135,” accessed on 23 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-9135.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 21 and 24 (Supplement)