From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Sir William Jackson Hooker
Date:
15-2-[1848]
Source of text:
JDH/1/10 f.51, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:
JDH thanks WJH & mother for letters. Discusses sending live plants including from the Himalayas via Hugh Falconer [HF] at Calcutta [Kolkata] who would retain set of duplicates & forward the rest cost free to RBG Kew. Lists the advantages of this plan such as expense. Discusses character of & relationship with HF. They were great friends for two years & except for Lyell, Owen, Darwin & Forbes, JDH had no better friend. Letter continues 16 Feb, they depart up the Soane. The plate of Blume sent to HF was one of JDH’s incomplete copy of Bijdugur [Bidjegur or Bijagarh].
Contributor:
Hooker Project