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WCP2500

Letter (WCP2500.2390)

[1]1

ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH,

REGIUS KEEPER.

Mar. 13. 1911

Dear Sir,

I hasten to add my personal thanks to the official acknowledgement that goes to you for the gift of your book2 to our Literary Reading Room where it will be a source of instruction & also of stimulus [2] to all our pupils.

I shall not forget to give you a share of any striking novelty that may come to us of these many Eastern Primulas.

I am truly | Isaac Bayley Balfour3 [signature]

Alfred R. Wallace Esq

O.M. D.C. L. F.R.S

1
In pencil in unknown handwriting, "Isaac B Balfour".
2
Wallace, A. R. 1910. The world of life: a manifestation of creative power, directive mind and ultimate purpose. London: Chapman & Hall.
3
Balfour, Isaac Bayley (1853-1922). British botanist.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP2500.2390)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by O'Dell, Sandra [2015-03-18] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2015-03-18] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP2500,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2500