Letter from Ch. Darwin [Charles Darwin] [to George Maw]

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Scope & content: Written from Down, Bromley, Kent. Manuscript

He has never seen the Drosophyllum; it is described as shrubby, with narrow elongate leaves with glandulose hairs such as in Drosera; it was called Drosera by Linnaeus; it grows in sandy places in Portugal, Andalusia [Spain] and Tenerife [Canary Islands]; he would like a living specimen to compare to Drosera, which he has observed at length. Dated 17 Jan, no year [1869; the envelope is postmarked 18 Jan 1869]. With envelope

For photocopies of letters from George Maw to Charles Darwin written on 9 and 14 Jan 1869 see MAW/Z1/1-13. Written from Down, Bromley, Kent. Manuscript

He has never seen the Drosophyllum; it is described as shrubby, with narrow elongate leaves with glandulose hairs such as in Drosera; it was called Drosera by Linnaeus; it grows in sandy places in Portugal, Andalusia [Spain] and Tenerife [Canary Islands]; he would like a living specimen to compare to Drosera, which he has observed at length. Dated 17 Jan, no year [1869; the envelope is postmarked 18 Jan 1869]. With envelope

For photocopies of letters from George Maw to Charles Darwin written on 9 and 14 Jan 1869 see MAW/Z1/1-13