Darwin Online Manuscript Catalogue
| Identifier: | LINSOC-DWC.1.19 |
| Date: | 1863.07.02 |
| Name: | Charles Darwin to John Scott |
| Description: | Letter from Charles Darwin to botanist, gardener and Linnean Society Fellow, John Scott (18361880), thanking him for some capsules and praising his work on the varying fertility of Primulas. He also advises Scott that, "Accuracy is the soul of Natural History" and "Absolute accuracy is the hardest merit to attain & the highest merit". [From the collection of The Charles Darwin Trust, formerly kept at Cambridge University Library] |
| Document type: | Correspondence |