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To W. T. Thiselton-Dyer   16 November 1881

Summary

Would be grateful for some Euphorbia species for examination of the roots. "The subject is by no means worth all the labour I am bestowing on it, but I cannot bear to be beaten."

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  William Turner Thiselton-Dyer
Date:  16 Nov 1881
Classmark:  Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Darwin: Letters to Thiselton-Dyer, 1873–81: ff. 231–2)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-13487

To J. P. Taylor   16 November 1881

Summary

Elaborates on the theories propounded in his recently published work [Earthworms], describing the reproductive system of worms and the absorption of organic matter in the soil. [See 13483.]

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  John Pitt Taylor
Date:  16 Nov 1881
Classmark:  Christie’s (dealers) (28 March 1984)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-13487A