To George Bentham   10 May [1869]¹

My dear M^r. Bentham

I have received the 2 papers, reported on them to the best of my ability & returned them to the Soc.^y—²

And now I want to trouble you on a little point, which I would not do if Hooker³ was at home. You will remember some years ago considerable interest about a strange monstrous form of Begonia frigida.—⁴ Fritz Müller has found wild (& this seems to me rather remarkable) an analogous monstrous form, as you will see in enclosed letter.⁵ Will you read it, & be so kind as to determine whether it is worth communicating to Linn. Soc.—⁶ I am unable to form any opinion on subject— As Hooker w^d. probably like to have plants, will you be so good, when next you go to Kew, to hand the attached seeds to Oliver or some one.— They ought to be labelled “Begonia from S. Brazil producing monstrous flower like that of B. frigida: Fritz Muller.”—⁷

Pray forgive me for asking this favour & believe me | Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin

If Letter of no use be so kind as to return it.—