From W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 30 December 1878
Royal Gardens Kew
Dec 30. 78
Dear Mr Darwin
At the risk of being troublesome I forward you a good specimen of Commelyna bengalensis, Roxb. which ⟨devel⟩opes flowers and ⟨sets⟩ seed under ground.1 ⟨It⟩ comes to me from ⟨ ⟩ Duthie of the Saharunpore Botanic Garden2
Believe me | Yours very truly | W. T. Thiselton Dyer
[Enclosure]
Commelyna bengalensis Roxb.
see Wight Ic. 2065.3
developes flowers & ripens its seed underground.
A troublesome weed in Dehra Dun Tea plantations.4
J. F. D.
CD note:
Footnotes
Bibliography
India list: The East-India register and directory. 1803–44. The East-India register and army list. 1845–60. The Indian Army and civil service list. 1861–76. The India list, civil and military. 1877–95. The India list and India Office list. 1896–1917. London: Wm. H. Allen [and others].
Wight, Robert. 1840–53. Icones plantarum Indiae Orientalis: or figures of Indian plants. 6 vols. Madras: the author.
Summary
Sends specimens of Commelyna.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-11811
- From
- William Turner Thiselton-Dyer
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Kew
- Source of text
- DAR 178: 104
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11811,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11811.xml