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WCP3826

Letter (WCP3826.3745)

[1]

Godalming,

June 17th 1889

Mr Geo. Nicholson1

Dear Sir

I send you today by Parcel Post a specimen of a plant which I am in hopes you may not have in your Alpine garden— Aquilegia brevistyla which I found 2 years since in the Rocky Mountains & succeeded in sending home alive.2 I divided my plant this year, after flowering badly— & send you one. It grows among loose rocks & stones at from 12,000 to 13,000 elevation [2] in Colorado. These plants came from Gray’s Peak.

Hoping it may be acceptable I remain

yours truly | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

P.S. Please note that after June 24th. My address will be—

Corfe View

Parkstone

Dorset.

to which place I am removing.

A.R.W.

[3]3

1
Nicholson, George (1847-1908). Curator of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
2
ARW’s North American lecture tour spanned from October 1886 to August 1887.
3
In Nicholson’s handwriting, “Ackd 19.6.89 / address entered 22.VI.89”. The letter has not been found.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP3826.3745)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Lester, Ahren [2013-06-05] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP3826,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3826