WCP3715

[1]¹

Old Orchard,

Broadstone,

Wimborne.

Sept^r. 12th. 1908

Dr. B. Daydon Jackson²

Dear Sir

I have an extract from one of the late Mr. G. Bentham's³ Addresses to the Linn. Society, giving an estimate of D^r. Spruce’s⁴ botanical work in S. America, but I have no date for it. I think it was probably in the first year of his Presidency, 1863 — as Spruce came home in 1864, and had finished his chief collection 3 years before.

It begins — "His researches into [2] the vegetation of the interior of South America have been the most important we have had since the days of Humboldt"⁵ and ends —

"and complete sets deposited in the National Herbarium at Kew."

I shall be much obliged obliged [sic] if you will look this up for me, and also if when found you will see if there is any further reference to Spruce's work suitable for including in a Biographical Introduction I [3] am writing for his "Notes of a Botanist in the Amazon Valley⁶ &c. &c.." now nearly finished printing.

If there is more please send me the volume to look at.

Yours very truly | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

[4]⁷

cannot find in Bentham anni addr.

1862-76

Brit. Assoc. 1874.

Hook Journ.

J. Linn. soc.

Etc, etc

spent nearly 4 hours!

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Under Markham in Kew Cal. Lit. p. 395