JDH identifies a plant as Wigandia Caracasana, native to Venezuela, which is planted for foliage in the London parks but only flowers in a hot house. JDH would like to take a walk with Lady Hyacinth Jardine but is very busy with work. He has little time for reading novels but has started BURGO-MASTERS FAMILY & recommends it. He reports that Lady Jardine's Oaks are growing nicely & asks when she will come to see them. Frances [Hooker née Henslow] caught a cold at the [University] Boat race.
Letter details
Record number
JHC193
From
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To
Lady Hyacinth Hooker (nee Symonds, then Jardine)
Date
2 April 1873
Sent from
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, United Kingdom