From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Edward Frankland
Date:
29 May [1879]
Source of text:
The John Rylands Library, The University of Manchester
Summary:
Hearty thanks for the two bottles of pure water.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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Hearty thanks for the two bottles of pure water.
Fears that the promised bottle of pure water may have been despatched or stolen in passage. [See 11768a.]
Gives results of the experiments: the leaves in most cases make the water alkaline. It cannot be ammonia. He and his son, Francis, suspect potash, which is valued as a manure. Will be grateful for the analysis EF has offered.