To Daniel Oliver   15 December [1864]1

Down. | Bromley. | Kent. S.E.

Dec 15

Dear Oliver

Will you be so kind as to tell me, if you should happen to know the addresses of Planchon, Hofmeister & Schleiden?2

Do you want a spare copy of my Lithrum paper3 & of the 3 other papers communicated by me,4 as I do not send them to members of Linn. Soc unless they are wanted.5 I fear you cannot advise me whether Dr Cruger left a widow to whom to send the spare copies of his paper.6 Excuse brevity & forgery7 as I am unwell in bed.

your sincerely | Ch Darwin

L(S)

1
The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter from Daniel Oliver, 16 December 1864.
2
CD refers to Jules Emile Planchon, Wilhelm Hofmeister, and Matthias Jacob Schleiden. Their names appear on the presentation list for ‘Three forms of Lythrum salicaria’ (see Correspondence vol. 12, Appendix III).
3
The reference is to ‘Three forms of Lythrum salicaria’. Oliver’s name appears on the presentation list for the paper followed by a question mark (see Correspondence vol.12, Appendix III).
4
CD refers to ‘Dimorphic condition in Primula’, ‘Three sexual forms of Catasetum tridentatum’, and ‘Two forms in species of Linum’.
5
For CD’s presentation list for ‘Dimorphic condition in Primula’ see Correspondence vol. 10, Appendix III. For his presentation list for ‘Two forms in species of Linum’, see Correspondence vol. 11, Appendix IV.
6
Hermann Crüger died in Trinidad on 28 February 1864. The paper referred to is Crüger 1864 (see letter from Hermann Crüger, 21 January 1864). CD had arranged for its publication by the Linnean Society (see letter to Daniel Oliver, 17 February [1864] and nn. 3 and 5).
7
The letter was written and signed with CD’s name by Emma Darwin.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-4716,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-4716