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.
Encloses a report on JT’s potato varieties by William Meredith, one of the many individuals in the country who are growing them.
Intends to get his ideas on the "wearing out" of varieties printed.
This year’s crosses were failures.