She traveled to India with Henry, where she collected plants in several regions including the Ganges delta, and she corresponded with such eminent Victorians of her day as the scientists Alfred Russel Wallace and Charles Darwin and the missionary Harriette Colenso (who collected ferns for her).
Ela viaxou á India con Henry, onde recolleu plantas en varias rexións, entre elas o delta do Ganges, e carteouse con ilustres vitorianos da súa época, como os científicos Alfred Russel Wallace e Charles Darwin e a misioneira Harriette Colenso (quen lle recolleu fentos).