To M. J. Berkeley   3 July [1855]

My dear Sir

It has occurred to me that you possibly might like to hear how some of my longest soaked seeds get on, so I report to you, that the following have germinated

Beet after 65 days, but

Rhubarb in the cold water

Orache 82 days, cold.—

Oats after 70 days at

Canary seed ordinary temperature

Capsicum

Cress after 70 days but

Lettuce only a few of each have

Radish come up, with a prolonged

Carrott period of germination.

Celery after 85 days.—

Onion

This last seems to me a very striking fact.

My dear Sir | Yours very sincerely | Charles Darwin

The Peas you were so very kind as to send me are growing splendidly.—¹