From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Stevens Henslow
Date:
17 Nov [1854]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.109)
Summary:
Asks JSH to inquire about drift-wood at Kerguelen Land.
Hooker’s observation on similarity of Kerguelen plant species to those of Tierra del Fuego strikes CD as a great anomaly, so he is searching for an answer, "however improbable".
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project