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From J. E. Taylor   25 June 1878

Museum | Ipswich

June 25 / 78

Dear Sir

I have taken the liberty of forwarding to you for your acceptance a copy of my new book on “Flowers: Their Origin, Shapes, perfumes, & Colours”, in which I have freely referred to your various valuable books.1 Please accept the volume as a sincere but humble tribute of respect from one of your most ardent students.

I have the honour to be, Dear Sir, | Yours sincerely | J. E. Taylor

To | Dr. Darwin M.A. F.R.S. | &c &c

1
A copy of Taylor 1878 is in the Darwin Library–Down; CD’s works are discussed throughout the text and there are two specific references to Forms of flowers on pp. 228 and 244. Taylor’s letter, on Hardwicke’s Science Gossip headed notepaper, is reproduced on p. 251.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-11566,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-11566