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WCP3787

Postcard (WCP3787.3701)

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[28 OCT 1888]2

Thanks for seeds of Clitoria mariana the roots sent before arrived quite dry & dead. These seeds seem so good they are sure to grow. I am glad to say I am getting near end of my new book on "Darwinism"3 & have been using your papers on Palaeobotany for a sketch of that subject as illustrating the evolution of plants.

Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

1
Ward, Lester Frank (1841-1913). American palaeobotanist and later professor of sociology.
2
Postmarked on postcard.
3
Wallace, A. R. 1889. Darwinism: an exposition of the theory of natural selection with some of its applications. London & New York: Macmillan & Co.

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Status: Draft transcription [Postcard (WCP3787.3701)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Hansman, Emily [2013-07-12] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-07-12] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP3787,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3787