Ɛpsilon

WCP3721

Letter (WCP3721.3628)

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Parkstone, Saturday [1890]1

My dear Mitten2

Annie3 found this curious grass yesterday. As we cannot find it in Bentham I send it to you in hopes you may know it, or it may prove new to Dorsetshire.

I am quite puzzled about the Lathyrus Libthorpi. I was just going to London about Examns4 when they arrived, but yet it is very strange [2] that I overlooked them, & I cannot find any sign of them. I have this morning received plants of the Chilean Puya from Miss North5 for self & Dr. Allman.6

I am sorry to hear that Miss North is again very seriously ill & not at all expected to recover.

In haste | yours faithfully | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

1
Marianne North died in 1890.
2
Mitten, Willam (1776-1869). Father of William Mitten, chemist and authority on bryophytes.
3
Wallace (née Mitten), Annie (1846-1914). British. Wife of ARW; daughter of William Mitten.
4
See Wallace’s ‘My experiences as an examiner’ in Wallace, A. R. 1905. My life: A record of events and opinions. London: Chapman and Hall. Volume 2, pp. 406-418.
5
North, Marianne (1830-1890). British biologist and botanical artist.
6
Allman, George James (1812-1898). Irish zoologist and botanist.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP3721.3628)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Szentgyorgyi, Katherine [2013-10-15] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-10-15] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP3721,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3721