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WCP2328

Letter (WCP2328.2218)

[1]

76, Sloane Street. S. W.

Jan: 25/76

Dear Sir

You say that the "living flower" , as I term it, must be a "mantis", but that you do not know of any pink one.1

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

Yrs Very Truly, | Charles W Dilke2 [signature]

2
Dilke, Charles Wentworth (1843-1911). British Liberal and radical politician.

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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] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP2328,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2328