From:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[8–11 Apr 1859]
Source of text:
DAR 100: 127
Summary:
Lyell has been strongly urging John Murray to publish CD’s book [Origin]. JDH feels Lyell overestimates the public interest in such works.
Gives examples of plants showing most marked varieties on the edge of their range.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project