To W. J. Beal 21 May 1878

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

May 21. 1878

Dear Sir

I am much obliged for your extremely kind notice of my book on Cross Fertilisation & for your note of May 2^d.—¹

I have further to thank you for a copy of your article on Hairs &c.—

I am glad that you intend to experimentise² & remain | Dear Sir | Yours faithfully | Ch. Darwin

CD’s copy of Beal’s review of Cross and self fertilisation is in DAR 226.1: 155 (Beal 1877). Beal’s letter of 2 May 1878 has not been found.

Beal’s article, ‘Hairs and glandular hairs of plants, their forms and uses’ (Beal 1878), was published in the American Naturalist in May 1878.

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

1.2 &] after del point

3.1 &] after del point

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-11519,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-11519