From Francis Darwin to A. S. Wilson   4 March 1878

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March 4. 1878

Dear Sir

In my father’s absence I beg leave to inform you of the safe arrival of the liberal supply of Ægilops seed which you have been so good as to send.—1 The two pamphlets have also reached their destination,2

Dear Sir | Yours faithfully, Francis Darwin

CD had requested seed of Aegilops ovata (a synonym of A. geniculata, ovate goatgrass) in his letter to A. S. Wilson, 23 February 1878. CD was in London from 27 February to 5 March 1878 for reasons of poor health (CD’s ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-11400,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-11400