WCP1645

Letter (WCP1645.1424)

[1]1

54 Bedford Gardens

Kensington. W. 2

Riverside

Lechlade,

Glo[ucester]s[hire].

June 30. 1912

Dear Mrs Wallace

I sent you a telegram this morning but am not sure whether you get them at Broadstone3 on a Sunday. Anyhow you will4 have it early to morrow. You sent me a very nice spray of leaves & I hope that the next flower5 may travel down successfully & reach me to morrow or Tuesday morning. It is sure to open in water if cut a day before it expands. The leaves are very distinct, quite unlike those of any other [2] rose, & it is in many ways a most interesting species.

Thanking you for your kind help.

I am yours very truly | Alfred Parsons7 [signature]

1
Alfd Parsons is written at the top of the page in what appears to be a different, unknown hand.
2
The two lines of the address are crossed out by a single mark.
3
Old Orchard, Broadstone, Dorset. ARW's last house, where he lived until his death.
4
"Will" appears to have been blotted, possibly meant to be crossed out.
5
Rosa stellata, as referenced in a previous letter (WCP 1643).

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP1645.1424)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Buckingham, Amanda Belle [2014-09-02] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2014-09-02] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10]

Please cite as “WCP1645,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 3 May 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP1645