WCP2905

[1]

Inverquharity

Richmond

Tas

7/6/08

Dear D^r Wallace

I send herewih the small lot of seeds I have received with Morie’s wife explanation why the parcel is so small. As he is both an explorer & a botanist I expected more from him than from any one else; and the season is now so late that I fear am not going to get any more contributions from any quarter this year at any rate. If I do I will forward them. Blandfordia is a low plant, looking something between a bulb & a coarse grass. I think it a coarse growing thing, vulgar looking [2] looks like penstemon (Uniflower) brick red outside, yellow inside & grows on barren hills (quartzite I think)

I have one political question arising out here that would interest you. The great fight is between the "Socialist" & the "Anti-Socialist"; though to most of th on bothe sides, Socialism seems & me more a [illeg.], like Conservatives & Liberalism than a definite Creed; still most of the Labour leaders declare openly that they want to see all individual enterprise suppressed, the State to own all the opportunities & instrument of production & carry that on "for the public good instead of for private profit" —

[3] Well, the beasts & the bees reached that stage long ago so perhaps we may [illeg.] — For myself; it is not a thing I should fight for, but agst. I don't see that we need sacrifice individual liberty to obtain justice. Settle the land law & the Capitalist will disappear. But we can reach the end quicker if we fight both together. — Next to socialism, but bearing on it, is the struggle between State Rights & Federal Rights.

I am glad that Tas. has joined the Federation. It was her only hope. She will be dragged along by the hair of her head as a member of the Commonwealth.

I hope you continue to deal with [illeg.] [4] questions as well as purely scientific ones. I am waiting to receive [illeg.] forthcoming book as soon as it appears; I trust you received my last lot of seeds (the only one [illeg.]) all right.

With best wishes & congratulations that age has not dimmed your power. I am

Always yours Sincerely | A J Ogilvy¹ [signature]

Please forward letter & packet of seed addressed to Dr. Wallace — I am not sure of his address