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WCP3874

Letter (WCP3874.3793)

[1]1

Parkstone, Dorset.

Octr 27th 1889

George Nicholson2 Esq

My dear Sir

I have written3 to Mr. Thiselton Dyer4 thanking him for the beautiful lot of plants I received yesterday from Kew but I must also thank you because I have no doubt it is to you I owe the selection of the plants, and they could hardly have been better chosen to please me. The himalayan Cathcartia & Meconopsis, the Calceolaria fuchsioides the Primulas and the Ericas [2] are especially acceptable, and I hope to be able to grow them all satisfactorily.

I return the empty Hamper as I presume you have use for it, and remain | yours very faithfully | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

1
Round stamp of "ROYAL GARDENS – KEW 28 OCT 1889.”
2
Nicholson, George (1847-1908). Curator of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
3
The letter has not been found.
4
Thiselton-Dyer, William Turner (1843-1928). Leading British botanist, and the third director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP3874.3793)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Watkins Sophia [2012-08-16] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-01-15] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP3874,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3874