RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1848. Kent [Letter on the potato disease]. Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette, no. 30 (22 July): 491.
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 2.2021. RN1
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This letter to the Gardeners' Chronicle had been previously overlooked. We first re-publish it here. Darwin makes reference to the spread of the infamous potato blight of 1848. See the image view for the full context in which this line by Darwin appeared.
[page] 491
KENT.—Potatoes in my field have been seized by the disease in its most virulent form, giving out a nauseous smell, perceptible in an adjoining field; C. Darwin; Farnborough, July 13.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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