WCP3880

[1]

Parkstone, Decr. 18th. 1896.

Dear Mr. Ridley¹

I send a card at once to acknowledge receipt this morning of the box with Cirr. medusae but, alas! all quite dead. I see they were posted Nov. 10th. so they have ^been shut up nearly 6 weeks, & also had the misfortune of arriving during a hard frost which no doubt finished them. They were very fine plants, but evidently Sing. orchids must only reach here during the summer to be safe. Thanking you for your kindness & trouble all the same.

Yours truly | A. R. Wallace [signature]

[2] H. N. Ridley Esq. F.L.S.

Director of Forests & Gardens

Singapore.