WCP3881

Postcard (WCP3881.3801)

[1]1,2

Many thanks for the Cirrhopetalum Medusae which arrived in very fair condition which I think will grow, though several of the leave[s], hade dropped. I hope you are having some success at the Caves. The bat-catching snake is very interesting as it seems to be a special adaption to cave life. Extinct animals, or missing links, is[sic] what we are all looking for.

Yours very faithfully | Alfred R. Wallace [signature].

Parkstone, Dorset. July 18th. [18]97

1
Wallace’s postcard is addressed to Henry Nicholas Ridley (1855-1956). English botanist and geologist.
2
The number 54 has been stamped as a reference or catalogue number towards the top right-hand corner of the postcard.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Postcard (WCP3881.3801)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Cooper, Rod [2013-07-25] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-07-25]

Please cite as “WCP3881,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 28 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3881