Royal Horticultural Society, | South Kensington, W.
Oct 31 1864
My dear Mr Darwin
When I last wrote you, you were but poorly.—1 I hope you are now better—& if so I would like to speak to you about the work of ⟨which⟩ I enclose a programme.—2 ⟨It is a⟩ subject on which you have ⟨ ⟩ more perhaps than any other ⟨ ⟩ & I should be greatly oblige⟨d⟩ ⟨ ⟩ would point out any thing ⟨ ⟩ specially attended to wh⟨ich⟩ ⟨ ⟩ likely to make the wor⟨ ⟩ ⟨ ⟩
At times I get quite downhearted about it, when I recognise my deficiencies—but no person can be free from the same objection—& I think even a mere compilation on those branches of wh. I am ignorant ⟨ ⟩ be useful.—
⟨ ⟩ always noticed that ⟨ ⟩ person must first clear the ⟨ ⟩ with an imperfect work before ⟨ ⟩ ⟨ ⟩me to make the work right. ⟨ ⟩ can give me a little encourage⟨ment⟩ ⟨ ⟩ do so— I at times feel ⟨ ⟩ throw my notes in the fire & give it up.— But I shall have time for I am going to leave the Horticultural,3 & I proposed to refresh myself after my long dry business duties here, with a burst of Natural History
I am | My dear Sir | Yours very sincerely | Andw. Murray
Please cite as “DCP-LETT-4648,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on