To J. D. Hooker   [20 September 1874]1

Sunday

My dear H.

If your old Utricularia can be turned out of Pot, & a bit of root can be cut off, at or near bottom, I have just thought that it wd. save you trouble to put it in tin-box, & bring it here, & I can wash them & look for bladders.—2

C. Darwin

1
The date is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter to J. D. Hooker, 18 September [1874]. In 1874, the Sunday following 18 September was 20 September.
2
Hooker planned to visit Down House on 26 September to assist CD with work on Utricularia (bladderwort; see letter to J. D. Hooker, 18 September [1874]).

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

1.2 or] after del ‘b’

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-9647,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-9647