To G. J. Romanes   13 May [1878]1

Down, | Beckenham, Kent | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.

May 13th.

My dear Romanes

Just returned home.— I enclose 2 of the Blood-red Onions. I suppose that they must be larger for grafting.—2 But come whenever convenient & stay as long as you like.3

In Haste | Yours sincerely | C. Darwin.

1
The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter from G. J. Romanes, 10 April 1878.
3
Romanes visited Down on 18 May 1878 (Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-11506,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-11506