RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1844]. Note on 5 May [1844] letter from Philip de Malpas Grey-Egerton. CUL-DAR163.7. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed and edited by John van Wyhe 6.2025. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin.
This note is published along with the letter in Correspondence vol. 3.
7
April 20th —44
Sir. P. Egerton tells me that he has seen original Irish Yew at Florence Court; it was found as young tree in open mountains & removed—. reproduced by cuttings & seeds. believes that former truest.— One seedling has come up different & Lord E. has promised one to Sir P. E.— I think this proves a natural seedling & weeping yew.— Species will turn out (N.B Leighton says there is difference in leaves of weeping yew??) made by jumps— curious both these yews coming true to seeds.—
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