WCP3882

Postcard (WCP3882.3802)

[1]

Parkstone, Dorset.

Aug[ust]. 12th. [18]97

My dear Mr. Ridley1,2

Many thanks for the orchids you have been so good to send me again, which arrived a few days back in very fair condition. The small species from the Islands looked quite fresh, but the Bolbophyllum macrancthium[?] had lost all its leaves but one. With that, however, & 2 sound though much shrivelled psuedobulbs I hope to get it to grow. The Cirrhopetalum Medusae is looking fairly well & making some new shoots. Coelogyne Cumingi [sic] or C[oelogyne]. speciosa would be very acceptable when you have any to spare. Hope to hear of some Cave discoveries soon.

Yours very truly | Alfred R. Wallace — [signature].

1
Henry Nicholas Ridley (1855-1956). English botanist and geologist.
2
In the opposite margin to Wallace’s salutation, the number 55 has been stamped as a reference or catalogue number.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Postcard (WCP3882.3802)]

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Revision history

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

Please cite as “WCP3882,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 28 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3882