WCP2328

Letter (WCP2328.2218)

[1]1

76, Sloane Street. S. W. [London]2

Jan: 25/[18]76

Dear Sir

You say that the "living flower" , as I term it,2 must be a "mantis", but that you do not know of any pink one.

It is a mantis; but it is exactly like a pink orchid.

Y[ou]rs Very Truly, | Charles W Dilke2 [signature]

1
Text in another hand in the top right of the page reads "323".
2
See Dilke to ARW: WCP2327.

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Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP2328.2218)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Lucas, Paula [2018-08-15] Transcription checked by Ghosh, Susan [2022-07-12]

Please cite as “WCP2328,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 28 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2328