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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Frances ("Fanny") Sims (née Wallace)
Date:
10 October 1861
Source of text:
- Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/3/51
- Marchant, J. (Ed.). (1916). In: Alfred Russel Wallace; Letters and Reminiscences. Vol. 1. London & New York: Cassell & Co. [pp. 85-87]
Summary:
Ascent of a volcano, vegetation at the peak similar to English weeds, tropical on the lower slopes; comparative beauty of English and tropical plants; Dutch collectors for Leyden Museum; letter (not present) to be taken to Stevens with instructions re. ARW's specimens.
Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project