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WCP2938

Letter (WCP2938.2828)

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ROYAL GARDENS KEW

DIRECTOR

Kew

April 17 1909

Dear Dr Wallace,

I am very grateful indeed to you for the kind thought which suggested the communication of Dr Spruce’s1 notes on the vegetation made during the voyage up the Pastasa and Bombonasa. The notes are much too good to be lost and will form an entirely interesting communication. We shall have them published forthwith[.]

With very kind regards | yours sincerely | D. Prain2 [signature]

Dr A. R. Wallace, O.M., F. R. S.,

Old Orchard

Broadstone

Wimborne

1
Spruce, Richard (1817-1893). British botanist, explorer and collector in the Amazon; lifelong friend of ARW.
2
Prain, David (1857-1944). Scottish botanist who worked in India at the Calcutta Botanical Garden. Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 1905-1922.

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Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP2938.2828)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by O'Dell, Sandra [2015-05-14] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2015-05-14] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP2938,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2938