WCP4742

Letter (WCP4742.5098)

[1]

The Dell, Grays, Essex.

April 30th. 1873

Dear Dr. Hooker

Many thanks for the seeds, which I have received today. Baron Müeller1 has written to say he has sent me some through you,2 and I see you have added some to them. I shall now have an "embarras des richesses" [French: embarrassment of riches], but I shall try and sow some of all of them & will let you know whether I have any success by this time next year.

What a wretched cold & dry April we have had.

Yours very faithfully | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

1
Müeller, Ferdinand Jakob Heinrich von (1825-1896). German-Australian physician, geographer, and botanist. Director of the Melbourne Botanic Gardens 1857-1873.
2
See Ferdinand von Mueller to ARW, 28 February 1873 (WCP2294.2184).

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Revision history

Transcribed by Cooper, Rod [2013-02-08] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-02-08] Transcription checked by Beros, Matt [2020-06-10]

Please cite as “WCP4742,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 27 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP4742