To W. E. Darwin   5 May [1864]1

May 5th

My dear W.

Here is a Equal-styled red flower from another seedling— Soak the common cowslip pollen rather the longest.—2 I will be merciful for some time.

Your affect | C. D.

1
The year is established by the relationship between this letter, the memorandum from W. E. Darwin, [30 April 1864], and the letter to W. E. Darwin, 3 May [1864].

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

1.1 Equal-styled] after del illeg
1.1 red] interl

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-4483,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-4483