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WCP2435

Transcription (WCP2435.2325)

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II.

Croydon, Surrey.

17.12.90.

Sir J. D. Hooker1

I enclose the list of plants "found in G. Britain and Ireland but not certainly known in continental Europe". I am sorry I have been so long sending it — but the truth is, it proved more time consuming than I could have thought.

And after all, it is not so satisfactory as one could wish though I am fairly up in it. It is about impossible without an enormous expenditure of time to assure oneself of ever pl.

It has been I hear confidently asserted that "we have nothing that Europe has not". I do not believe this at all and 'fight it' whenever I see it named. I can only hope it will be of some use to you.

Yours faithfully, Arth Bennett.2

1
Hooker, Joseph Dalton (1817-1911). British botanist and explorer. Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 1865-85. President of the Royal Society 1873-78.
2
Bennett, Arthur (1843-1929). British master plumber and amateur botanist.

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Transcribed by Benny, Ruth [2014-11-07] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2014-11-07] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP2435,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2435