To David Moore   12 July 1874

July 12 1874

My dear Sir

Drosophyllum has just arrived in perfect condition, & I thank you sincerely for this valuable present.1 I received yesterday a large stock of Utricularia from the New Forest so that I need not trouble you to send any more of this plant.2 I thank you for your very interesting letter.

I have been particularly glad to hear about P. grandiflora, as I recd plants a few days ago from Cornwall, & am now growing them.3

Pray accept my cordial thank & believe me | yours very faithfully | In Haste | Charles Darwin

LS(A)

2
CD probably received the Utricularia (bladderwort) from William Erasmus Darwin, who had been searching for the plant (see letter to John Ralfs, 8 July 1874 and n. 2).
3
John Ralfs sent CD specimens of Pinguicula grandiflora (large-flowered butterwort; see letter from John Ralfs, 9 July 1874). Moore had mentioned that it was easier to grow than P. vulgaris (common butterwort) because it did not die out like the latter (see letter from David Moore, 9 July 1874 and n. 4).

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

3.1 In Haste] in CD’s hand

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-9544,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-9544