To Asa Gray 25 December 1874
Summary
Read AG’s article [see 9753] on longevity and duration of varieties with great interest.
Death of Mrs Hooker.
Hopes Insectivorous plants will be out in the spring.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Asa Gray |
| Date: | 25 Dec 1874 |
| Classmark: | Archives of the Gray Herbarium, Harvard University (110) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9779 |
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