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WCP3896

Letter (WCP3896.3816)

[1]

Croydon.

6.12.90.

Sir JD Hooker,1

I will certainly get you out a list in the course of next week, of such as seem to come fairly within Mr Wallace's requirements.2 I will append to them a few notes or remarks as aids. The only genera one dreads are Rubus and Hieracium.

I shall not notice [2] hybrids of British plants.

You can check the list, here and there to see how it corresponds with books.

Yours sincerely, | Arth Bennett3 [signature]

Sir J. D. Hooker

1
Hooker, Joseph Dalton (1817-1911). British botanist and explorer. Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 1865-85. President of the Royal Society 1873-78.
3
Bennett, Alfred William (1833-1902). British botanist and publisher.

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Transcribed by Benny, Ruth [2014-11-07] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2014-11-07] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Transcription (WCP3896.7890)

[1]

I.

Croydon, Surrey.

6.12.90

Sir J. D. Hooker

I will certainly get you out a list in the course of next week, of such as seem to come fairly within Mr Wallace's requirements. I will append to them a few notes or remarks as aids. The only genera one dreads are Rubus and Hieracium. I shall not notice hybrids of British plants. You can check the list, here and there to see how it corresponds with books.

Yours sincerely, | Arth Bennett.

Sir J. D. Hooker.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Transcription (WCP3896.7890)]

For more information about the transcriptions and metadata, see https://wallaceletters.myspecies.info/content/epsilon

Revision history

Transcribed by Benny, Ruth [2020-03-27] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP3896,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3896