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WCP2122

Letter (WCP2122.2012)

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ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS,

EDINBURGH

REGIUS KEEPER1

29th August 1911.

Dear Dr. Wallace,

Primula saxatilis is a hardy form, growing all over Northern Asia. It is a plant that is frequently found in cultivation under the name of P. cortusoides, and also recently it has come into the market as P. oreodoxa. It is easily recognised by the very long pedicels of the flowers far overtopping the bracts. The true P. cortusoides has a dense umbel with very short pedicels to the flowers. P. oreodoxa is not in cultivation.

Believe me to be, | Yours very truly, | Isaac Bayley Balfour2 [signature]

1
Kew Royal seal.
2
Balfour, Isaac Bayley (1853-1922). British botanist.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP2122.2012)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Benny, Ruth [2014-11-05] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2014-11-05] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2025-03-03]

Please cite as “WCP2122,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2122