Ɛpsilon

WCP3867

Letter (WCP3867.3786)

[1]1,2

Old Orchard,

Broadstone,

Dorset.

May 11th 1914

Lt. Col. Sir D. Prain,3K.C.B. &c.

Dear Sir,

My mother4 has despatched by passenger train today, the plant of Rosa Stellata about which I wrote5 a few days ago.

She hopes it will arrive safely and that [2] 2 you will be successful in growing it.

Yours faithfully | W. G. Wallace6 [signature]

1
Round stamp of "ROYAL GARDENS – KEW 12 MAY. 1914.”
2
In Prain’s handwriting, “Ackd 13.V.14 / Recd 12/v/14.”
3
Prain, David (1857-1944). Scottish botanist who worked in India at the Calcutta Botanical Garden. Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 1905-1922.
4
Wallace (née Mitten), Annie (1846-1914). British. Wife of ARW; daughter of William Mitten.
6
Wallace, William Greenell (1871-1951). Son of ARW.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP3867.3786)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Sloyan, Victoria [2013-03-15] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP3867,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3867