Ɛpsilon

From J. D. Hooker   [13 or 20 January 1873]1

Monday

D. D.

The Drosoph. goes to Orpington by train this evening.2

Ever yours | J D H

1
The date is established by the relationship between this letter, the letter from J. D. Hooker, 12 January 1873, and the letter from J. D. Hooker, 20 January 1873. In 1873, 13 and 20 January were Mondays.
2
Hooker refers to Drosophyllum lusitanicum (the Portuguese sundew), an insectivorous plant that CD wanted to experiment on. See letter to J. D. Hooker, 5 January [1873] and n. 3.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-8734,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-8734