From:
James Torbitt
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
4 Nov 1879
Source of text:
DAR 52: E3; DAR 178: 155
Summary:
Success of his experiments; report on recent work.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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Success of his experiments; report on recent work.
Encloses latest report on his new potatoes. Believes the plants should be grown from seed every fourth year to preserve yield and disease-resistance.
Intends to get his ideas on the "wearing out" of varieties printed.
This year’s crosses were failures.
Encloses a report on JT’s potato varieties by William Meredith, one of the many individuals in the country who are growing them.