From George Maw   17 May 1869

My dear Sir

I dried a few specimens of the drosophyllum & as the plants did not arrive in very good order, I think the dried specimen may perhaps better exhibit the characters of the plant; I will forward one to you by rail tomorrow.¹

When I found it it was just coming into flower & had evidently not attained its full stature   The foliage dries well but the bright yellow color of the flowers is very fugitive   I fear it will be a tiresome plant to cultivate   my live specimens arrived in bad condition but I am glad to find they are breaking nicely in the stove & I hope to save six or seven plants. Should yours not live I will find you another specimen when they are a little more recovered.

I got a number of very pretty Sedums most of which were new to me & are I think not in general cultivation²

I spent a day or two in the granite district north of Madrid & obtained a number of interesting plants, all of which appear to be doing well & I think I shall save the greater part of those I sent home from Barbary³ & Gibraltar.

Believe me to be | very truly y^rs. | Geo Maw

C Darwin Esqr