From John Murray   23 September 1861

50A. Albemarle Street, London, W.

Septr 23 1861

My Dear Sir

I have considered attentively your very obliging & considerate note touching the publication of a little Vol. originally intended for Linnæan-Transactions—on the Fertilization of Brit. Orchids by Insects.1 I have no hesitation in offering to print & publish the work including Illustrations at my own sole cost & risque giving you one half of the profits of every Edition. On hearing from you I will insert the announcement on my next Quarterly List—2

I am | My Dear Sir | Yours very sincerely | John Murray

Charles Darwin Esq

CD annotations

Verso of letter: ‘who will cut Title (if altered)’ ink
2
Orchids was published by John Murray in May 1862.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-3261,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-3261