WCP2505

Letter (WCP2505.2395)

[1]1, 2

24. IV. [19]12.

Dear Sir

The Director requests me to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of April 21st. enclosing flowers of a Beschorneria. We find the flowers are not those of B. Wrightii which has very hairy flowers but probably belong to B. hacheata[?], Jacobi, a species figured in The Botanical Magazine X. 6641. —

As to your suggested treatment of the Doryanthes our curator thinks it may not be very wise. — We are sorry that it is now too late to send you any Alpine plants [2] but we could no doubt send you some in the autumn should you wish to have some then and if you will write again we will do our best to help you[.]

I am | Yours very truly | Arthur W. Hill [signature] | Ass[istan]t. Director

A. R. Wallace OM Sc.

Old Orchard

Broadstone

Dorset

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1
"Offer of Alpine Plants in Autumn" written at the top of the page.
2
In the upper left hand corner is the stamp of the director of the Royal Gardens, Kew.
3
Arthur W. Hill handwritten and British Museum stamp on otherwise blank page.

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Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP2505.2395)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Hamburger, Esther [2015-03-18] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2015-03-18] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10]

Please cite as “WCP2505,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 1 May 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2505