Frith Hill, Godalming
July 19th. 1886
W. B. Hemsley1 Esq.
Dear Sir
Can you kindly inform me if I can obtain a copy anywhere in London of Baron
von Mueller's "Lecture on the Flora of Australia"2, and also of his "Systematic
Census of Australian Plants"3,- both referred to in your "Introduction to
Reports on Insular Floras."4 On p. 11 of that "Introduction" there is a passage that I think may be misunderstood. You say "Of the species common to the Galapagos and other countries, Andersson finds [2] that 4% of them are also found in Africa; 40 in India & Malaya; 15 in Australia; & 43 in Polynesia."
I presume this does not mean that the species are found in the Galapagos & these countries exclusively, but that they range to these countries outside America where I understood for Sir J. Hooker's paper, all the non-endemic
species occurred. Is not this so?
Believe me ǀ yours faithfully ǀ Alfred R. Wallace [signature]
Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP1439.3847)]
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To W.B. Hemsley2, Esq.) Frith Hill, Godalming.
July 19th. 1886
Dear Sir
Can you kindly inform me if I can obtain a copy anywhere in London of Baron Von Mueller's3 "Lecture on the Flora of Australia", and also of his "Systematic Census of Australian Plants", — both referred to in your "Introduction" to Reports on Insular Floras"4. —
At p.11 of that "Introduction" there is a passage that I think may be misunderstood. You say "Of the species common to Galapagos and other countries, Anderson5 finds that 42 of them are also found in Africa; 40 in India & Malaya; 15 in Australia; & 43 in Polynesia".
I presume this does not mean that the species are found in the Galapagos & these countries exclusively, but that they range to these countries outside America where I understand from Sir J. Hooker's6 paper7, all the non-endemic species occurred. Is not this so?
Believe me | Yours faithfully | Alfred R. Wallace. [signature]
Status: Draft transcription [Transcription (WCP1439.5358)]
For more information about the transcriptions and metadata, see https://wallaceletters.myspecies.info/content/epsilon
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To W.B. Hemsley2, Esq.) Frith Hill, Godalming.
July 19th. 1886
Dear Sir
Can you kindly inform me if I can obtain a copy anywhere in London of Baron Von Mueller's3 "Lecture on the Flora of Australia", and also of his "Systematic Census of Australian Plants", — both referred to in your "Introduction" to Reports on Insular Floras"4. —
At p.11 of that "Introduction" there is a passage that I think may be misunderstood. You say "Of the species common to Galapagos and other countries, Anderson5 finds that 42 of them are also found in Africa; 40 in India & Malaya; 15 in Australia; & 43 in Polynesia".
I presume this does not mean that the species are found in the Galapagos & these countries exclusively, but that they range to these countries outside America where I understand from Sir J. Hooker's6 paper7, all the non-endemic species occurred. Is not this so?
Believe me | Yours faithfully | Alfred R. Wallace. [signature]
Status: Draft transcription [Transcription (cc) (WCP1439.1218)]
For more information about the transcriptions and metadata, see https://wallaceletters.myspecies.info/content/epsilon
Please cite as “WCP1439,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on