Ɛpsilon

WCP3875

Letter (WCP3875.3794)

[1]1,2

Parkstone, Dorset.

July 7th. 1892

W. T. Thiselton Dyer.3 C.M.G. &c.

Dear Mr. Dyer

As you kindly offered to let me have a few plants from your duplicates at Kew I enclose of a list, any of which will be acceptable.

I greatly enjoyed my visit to the Gardens, & came again on Saturday morning in order to see more of the Alpine plants with Mr. Dewar.4

Believe me | yours very faithfully | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

[2]5

17 plants, and cuttings. sent.

12.7—92. All we can spare at present. D.P.6

——

Mr Wallace advised7

13.7.92

[illeg.]

——

1
In Thiselton-Dyer’s handwriting,"Sent |July 12th”.
2
Round stamp of "ROYAL GARDENS – KEW 8 JUL. 92.”
3
Thiselton-Dyer, William Turner (1843-1928). Leading British botanist, and the third director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
4
Dewar, James (1842-1923). British chemist and physicist best known for his invention of the vacuum flask.
5
In Prain’s handwriting.
6
Prain, David (1857-1944). Scottish botanist who worked in India at the Calcutta Botanical Garden. Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 1905-1922.
7
In unknown handwriting, initials being illegible.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP3875.3794)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Seo, Veri [2013-08-13] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-08-14] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP3875,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3875