From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Bowman, 1st baronet
Date:
22 Feb 1878
Source of text:
Sotheby’s (dealers) (13 December 1977)
Summary:
Thinks WB’s proposal a very good one. CD could suggest two or three subjects for essays with respect to the vegetable kingdom, but they would require a long course of experiments "& unfortunately there is hardly any one in this country who seems inclined to devote himself to experiments".
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project