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From W. E. Darwin   [25 August 1873]1

Bassett

Monday | 9. AM

Dear Father,

The Pantry Mimosa looks pretty well today, the leaflets that were in water have a slightly untidy curled look, but they are not discoloured, they still close rather slower than the rest of the plant.

Next week when they are quite recovered I will put them in pantry again.2

The other in glass continues well & opens under water without discoloration.

I took the leaflets out of the water just now, they are quite torpid to the touch. They seemed but little wetted above or underneath. I have immersed them again.

The berries are not more sunk, but the water is now about as dingy looking as what you saw in case of the other berries.3

I am off to Mr [Youngs]4 today, | Your affect son | W E D

CD annotations

0.2 9.] after ‘Augt, 25th.’ added pencil
Top of letter: ‘Mimosa in Pantry’
1
The month and day are established by CD’s annotation and the year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter from W. E. Darwin, [22 August 1873].
4
Mr Young has not been identified.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-9025,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-9025