of of 1859 1860 |
and in another case twenty-two grains of 1861 1866 1869 1872 |
dry argillaceous earth from
one one 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 | the 1872 |
foot of a partridge, and in
this this 1859 1860 | the 1861 1866 1869 1872 |
earth there was a pebble
quite quite 1859 1860 1861 1866 | quite 1869 1872 |
as large as the seed of a vetch. ↑1 blocks not present in 1859 1860 1861 1866; present in 1869 1872 | Here is a better case: the leg of a woodcock was sent to me by a friend, with a little cake of dry earth attached to the shank, weighing only nine grains; and this contained a seed of the toad-rush (Juncus bufonius) which germinated and flowered.
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Thus seeds might occasionally be transported to great distances; for many facts could be given showing that soil almost
everywhere everywhere 1859 1860 1861 | every-where 1866 |
is charged with seeds. Reflect for a moment on the millions of quails which annually cross the Mediterranean; and can we doubt that the earth adhering to their feet would sometimes include a few minute seeds?
But I shall
presently presently 1859 1860 1861 1866 | presently 1869 1872 |
have to recur to this subject. |
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As icebergs are known to be sometimes loaded with earth and stones, and have even carried brushwood, bones, and the nest of a land-bird,
I I 1859 1860 | it 1861 1866 1869 1872 |
can hardly
doubt doubt 1859 1860 | be doubted 1861 1866 1869 1872 |
that they must
occasionally occasionally 1859 1860 1861 | occasionally, 1866 1869 1872 |
have have 1859 1860 1861 |
as suggested by Lyell, have 1866 1869 1872 |
transported seeds from one part to another of the arctic and
antarctic antarctic 1859 1860 1861 1866 1872 | antaretic 1869 |
regions, regions, 1859 1860 1861 | regions; 1866 1869 1872 |
as suggested by Lyell; as suggested by Lyell; 1859 1860 1861 |
OMIT 1866 1869 1872 |
and during the Glacial period from one part of the now temperate regions to another. In the Azores, from the large number of
the species of the species of 1859 1860 1861 |
OMIT 1866 1869 1872 |
plants common to Europe, in comparison with the
plants of other oceanic islands plants of other oceanic islands 1859 1860 1861 |
species in the other Atlantic islands which stand 1866 |
species in the other islands of the Atlantic, which stand 1869 |
species on the other islands of the Atlantic, which stand 1872 |
nearer to the mainland, and (as remarked by Mr. H. C. Watson) from
the the 1859 1860 1861 | their 1866 1869 1872 |
somewhat northern character
of the flora of the flora 1859 1860 1861 |
OMIT 1866 1869 1872 |
in comparison with the latitude, I suspected that these islands had been partly stocked by ice-borne seeds, during the Glacial epoch. At my request Sir C. Lyell wrote to
M. M. 1859 1860 1861 1869 1872 | Mr. 1866 |
Hartung to inquire whether he had observed erratic boulders on these islands, and he answered that he had found large fragments of granite and other rocks, which do not occur in the archipelago. Hence we may safely infer that icebergs formerly landed their rocky burthens on the shores of these mid-ocean islands, and it is at least possible that they may have brought thither
the the 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 | some few 1872 |
seeds of northern plants. |
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Considering that
the the 1859 1860 | these 1861 1866 1869 1872 |
several
above above 1859 1860 | above 1861 1866 1869 1872 |
means of transport, and that
several several 1859 1860 1861 1866 | several 1869 1872 |
other means, which without
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