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A1111
Periodical contribution:
Anon. 1927. [Recollection of Darwin by gardener Henry Wheeler]. Darwin at home: a crusty, snuff-taking recluse. Sunday Post (4 September): 3.
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contrast to Mrs Darwin, who was a happy easy-going woman who, although she shared none of his secrets, worshipped him. Part of the sand walk was visible from the road, and it was a familiar sight to passers-by to see Darwin's broad, stumpy figure pacing the walk, clad in the old Inverness cloak and shabby, slouch hat that he always wore on his perambulations. I was but a lad of eighteen when Darwin was conducting some of his most important experiments. I was assistant to the head gardener, and
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A546
Periodical contribution:
Anon. 1909. A visit to Darwin's village: reminiscences of some of his humble friends. Evening News (12 February): 4.
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built just before he died for experiments in keeping plants without light. Then down to the famous sand walk where Darwin used to stroll for daily exercise and recreation—an alley once gravelled, now green. On one side a sheltering plantation; on the other you look over a trim, thick hedgerow across a meadow that falls away into a valley rising to a ridge fledged and crowned with pleasant masses of wintry woods. There are about twenty acres of land attached to the house, set about six hundred feet
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A691
Pamphlet:
[Titheradge, Philip]. 1981. The Charles Darwin memorial at Down House, Downe, Kent. [St. Ives, Cornwall: B. Tempest & Co.]
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untidy but had a particularly gay and varied effect. On the lawn were two yew-trees where the children had their swing, and behind a bay-tree there was a large heap of sand for them to dig in. Beyond the row of lime-trees was the orchard, and a long walk bordered with flowering shrubs led through the kitchen-garden to the 'Sand-Walk' This consisted of a strip of wood planted by my father with varied trees, many being wild cherries and birches, and on one side bordered with hollies. At one end there
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CUL-DAR125.-
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1838
Notebook M: [Metaphysics on morals and speculations on expression]
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, 1915, p. 177.) And beside the sand walk at Down is a large beech tree, the Elephant Tree, so-called by grandchildren of Charles (Raverat, Gwen, Period Piece: A Cambridge Childhood, Faber and Faber, London, 1960, pp. 157–158). 4
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CUL-DAR194.1-12
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1850s--1860s
Humble Bees Notebook [mostly concerning their navigation around the Down
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on Southward, but others (I saw 3) go through thickest part of shaw, obliquely into the sand-walk by seat on old Fir.— These buzzing places must cause extreme delay. Do not come in afternoon 4-5. I have chiefly observed observed only 12-1 1/2. Come over at about 1 per minute to Buzz (1).─ Sept. 14 Stormy. 12 3/4 oclock. Think Bees flying about, but not one watched for 1/4 hour on to track. At last they came quite quick in reverse course from Buzz 2 to a new Buzz (—1 Frank), deep in ditch
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CUL-DAR194.1-12
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1850s--1860s
Humble Bees Notebook [mostly concerning their navigation around the Down
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Sept. 17th Things go as usual at — 1 Frank buzz going in 3 ways thence, but some went through hedge. Observed that a different species buzzed all along straight hedge of sandwalk, at shorter intervals never on ground, very uncertainly at each buzzing place. But certainly they did have numerous buzzing stages.— Sept. 25th much cold weather but saw some Bees go to buzzing places at pollard Oak by K. garden.— The other Humbles by straight Sand walk quite active.— [5bv
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CUL-DAR194.1-12
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1850s--1860s
Humble Bees Notebook [mostly concerning their navigation around the Down
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Sept. 15th─ 1854. Have quite deserted Buzz 1. Now go back forward from — 1 Franky Buzz—to 2, thence direct without calling at to Spanish Chesnut, (5) thence some to ash some round corner to 6 c. — From — 1 a few went to sand walk, but most along hedge, calling at buzzing places every few yards to Big Beech, thence with many calls to Pollard Oak, thence over K. wall into Sales Field.— Buzz 2. being quite white with flower made no difference in the calls. When dusted at 2 generally always went
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CUL-DAR194.1-12
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1850s--1860s
Humble Bees Notebook [mostly concerning their navigation around the Down
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1856 near hole by Spanish Chesnut tree. I saw two go into the very old hole ( one by hole within foot's distance) by the Spanish Chesnut tree: I suspect came out near Crutch buzzing place. One buzzed at Oak by garden then came to Franky buzzing place then towards Spanish Chesnut. Some went into sand walk from new Crutch place.— July 26th. Saw bee go Ivy-ash then to Franky buzz then along Swalk to Beech. Saw many go from Franky bu towards Spanish Ch. tree, some called at ground buzzing place
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CUL-DAR194.1-12
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1850s--1860s
Humble Bees Notebook [mostly concerning their navigation around the Down
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1856 I several times watched before this date saw none. July 10th. Observed bees coming out of 2 or 3 (This is male of Bombus pratorum) near holes at end of hedge in sand-walk by ash crossing walk buzzing a little about hedge to left of a hole in hedge, then fly into hole then flying along bottom of hedge westward. Today (11') saw one coming opposite course. 12th saw another coming opposite course. Also today 11th saw Bombus Hortorum at bottom of Franky's Thorn: came in there then flew toward
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CUL-DAR194.1-12
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1850s--1860s
Humble Bees Notebook [mostly concerning their navigation around the Down
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Thorn, then buzz about 18 inches to east, then go to west side of old ash, then to the east side where covered by ivy then round corner into sand walk. [3v
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CUL-DAR194.1-12
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1850s--1860s
Humble Bees Notebook [mostly concerning their navigation around the Down
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1859 continued. Aug. 24th. To day Bees visiting old place in numbers under Ash-crutch; but they buzz a few inches higher above weedy ground.— They go come after buzzing by 3 routes (1) from sand walk. (2) after buzzing they just go round tree, as formerly, rebuzz go along walk to K. garden (3) they come from latter course, buzz, then instead of flying through crutch, they take new line go into hedge close on N.E. side of ash, apparently go along Hedge, but I could not see any coming out at
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CUL-DAR194.1-12
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1850s--1860s
Humble Bees Notebook [mostly concerning their navigation around the Down
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Humble Bees. Sept. 9 1861. I have watched occasionally during last fortnight. The original spot at foot of crutch almost deserted—I have watched whilst many bees have gone to neighbouring places many times have seen only one go to base of crutch through the crutch— Some came out of Hole of Hedge on sand-walk side of old ash─ many buzz at the thorn tree which they used to go up on both thorn trees near. There are many Buzzes. At hole in Hedge by Spanish Chesnut on W. side there is ivy covered
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CUL-DAR194.1-12
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1850s--1860s
Humble Bees Notebook [mostly concerning their navigation around the Down
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1858. I watched many days saw none until Lenny saw one on Sept. 14. To day (15') I also saw them at old identical crutch spot; several then flew first round gate to another little hollow at foot of tree: some flew through the crutch then went up towards Spanish chesnut; but it did not come out of hole by Sp. Tree. ─ 1859.—Aug 12 very few Humble Bees—saw few buzzing at tall thorn, (not former one) but close within iron-hurdle within sand-walk— They apparently then flew up the ash tree. They
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CUL-DAR205.2.209
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[1880.notbefore]
Hedge-row in sand-walk planted by self across a field years ago when I
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The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online [209] Hedge-row in sand-walk planted by self across a field (years ago when I held field which had from time immemorial been ploughed 3 or 4 years before the Hedge was planted, had been left as pasture — soil plants, chiefly Hard or clayed very poor.— The following plants, have now sprung up in hedge — preserves how the seeds having been brought by birds, for all are esculent the protection afforded by spinose thorns — a sort of common land— Crab
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vertebrae in tail, than Continental horses. — About the leaping of Irish Horses, bred in this country. Chinese Dog's Head to send Cover common Pea ( Sweet Pea) for several generations under net see if get sterile — Cover that little Ervum in Sand-walk, on which I think I have never seen Bee visit. (2
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CUL-DAR206.8
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1857.07.00
From Reversions & Pig-case I think plan wd be to try & deteriorate
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The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online [8] July 1857. From Reversions Pig-Case, I think plan wd be to try deteriorate vegetables from what I have seen of feral wheat in Larch wood Pea in sand-walk, Radish in Ashes Bean in field. — I think plan wd be in turf to bare space of 3 or 4 inches wide plant in solid earth many seeds, then save seeds of worse plants — Great care for Birds necessary to net the beds— Try Spring Wheat Oats Barley— Brussel Sprout Cauliflower — Red Cabbage— Radish Peas
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CUL-DAR210.11.37
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1839.12.27--1856.07.00
[Notebook of observations on the Darwin children].
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One day, whilst walking round Sand-walk, Lenny came said to me he had seen, Huntsmen in red coat white breeches jumping over the Hedges c c. I said Oh Lenny you can have seen nothing of the sort , when he answered with utmost coolness Well then I heard them . Afterwards on again remonstrating with him on telling such a Burster (as he wd call it), he answered, Well then I will tell you what I once did see really, Once I saw a steam Engine c c — so that he thought one true story would exactly
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CUL-DAR210.11.37
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1839.12.27--1856.07.00
[Notebook of observations on the Darwin children].
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went to the sand-walk, of course I went down into the hole to play, , (was it not foolish of Jany?) I spoilt my Frock. — [52v
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CUL-DAR210.13.40
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1851.04.30
'Our poor child, Annie' [Darwin's reminiscence of Anne Elizabeth Darwin]
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her head a little backwards, as if she defied the world in her joyousness. For her age she was very tall, not thin strong. Her hair was a nice brown long; her complexion slightly brown; eyes, dark grey; her teeth large white. The Daguerrotype is very like her, but fails entirely in expression: having been made two years since, her face had become lengthened better looking. All her movements were vigorous, active usually graceful: when going round the sand-walk with me, although I walked fast
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CUL-DAR59.1.113
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[Undated]
Carex sylvatica is plant the seeds of which from sand-walk I applied to Pinguicula & Drosera—Keep
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The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online 113 Carex sylvatica is plant the seeds of which from sand-walk I applied to Pinguicula Drosera — Kee
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CUL-DAR63-65
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1870--1882
[Notes on worms for Earthworms, including (1) castings; (2) furrows & ploughed land; (3) experiments at different locales etc.]
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Jan 18/72/ Measured sloping ditch at end of sand-walk confirmed fact that surface thickness strewn with pellets rolled down formed ∠ 27° [CUL-DAR63.16_001
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CUL-DAR63-65
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[Notes on worms for Earthworms, including (1) castings; (2) furrows & ploughed land; (3) experiments at different locales etc.]
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Ap. 15/73 I see castings on great sand Heap Sand-walk pure reddish sand firmly cemented part of lawn heap. blackish from below During winter marked castings on Lawn frost then has no power of disintegrating them. [CUL-DAR64.1.10
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CUL-DAR63-65
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1870--1882
[Notes on worms for Earthworms, including (1) castings; (2) furrows & ploughed land; (3) experiments at different locales etc.]
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Sept 28th [1880] Habits I record in my notes on Sept 28 that near Down hundreds on hundreds of fresh castings, which from being almost black, have certainly not been brought up from a depth are now daily brought to the surface, yet not a leaf having been drawn into their burrows near Hedge near Sand-walk [CUL-DAR64.1.48-49_001
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CUL-DAR63-65
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[Notes on worms for Earthworms, including (1) castings; (2) furrows & ploughed land; (3) experiments at different locales etc.]
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Nov 6 1880 I examined under highest power leaf-mould from sand-walk particles of earth from between old rotten leaves the number of spores of all sizes different shapes as [illeg] if under up hill to moss. [CUL-DAR64.1.61_001
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CUL-DAR63-65
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1870--1882
[Notes on worms for Earthworms, including (1) castings; (2) furrows & ploughed land; (3) experiments at different locales etc.]
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Jun 18 1880 Notes — Worms (a) on shaded walk Sand-walk — a spiraling of leaves irregularly drawn into burrow - [partially] gnawed some leaves of ash gnawed quite green — leaves blown off by gales — very little castings at mouth of the burrows as if worms knew what they intended to do — but no other castings on walk. — very few castings on lawn. July 15 I see a few castings on lawn. 16th In sand walk found green Elm leaf crushed in hole — upper part out of hole (very damp weather) quite green
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CUL-DAR63-65
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[Notes on worms for Earthworms, including (1) castings; (2) furrows & ploughed land; (3) experiments at different locales etc.]
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March 2d 1877 In Sand-walk 2 great heaps, long left to decay were removed some months ago now the bare surfaces are covered with brown worm-castings to a degree I never saw equalled — This shows that the sunken earth is but with vegetable matter in relation as food. (Used) (It will account through penetration for earth beneath an ancient ruin not becoming exhausted — if decaying matter or leaves accumulated at its base) (Habit) [CUL-DAR64.2.35-36_001
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CUL-DAR63-65
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[Notes on worms for Earthworms, including (1) castings; (2) furrows & ploughed land; (3) experiments at different locales etc.]
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Nov 6 1880 Casting Acid (1) Fresh brown (ie from depth) castings from Lawn — most distinctly acid by litmus paper. (2) brown from open Field very acid (3) (4) both very black from ear hedge in sand-walk slightly not distinctly acid. (5) rather less black from do — slightly acid (6 7) close to borders of great pile of decayed leaves another the wood — very black acid. (Many calcareous matter constitutes acids pancreatic juice does not require acids [6 words illeg] sucked down leaves [8 lines
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CUL-DAR63-65
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[Notes on worms for Earthworms, including (1) castings; (2) furrows & ploughed land; (3) experiments at different locales etc.]
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1881 Pinus, Leaves with tips tied together line waxed Thread 8th [May] Drawn in by Base Drawn in by apex 2 K. Garden 0 1 Sand-Walk 0 2 do 0 5 K. Garden 3 3 Lime-trees 0 11 School room 1 3 K. Garden 3 2 (1 of them double omit) 2 S, Walk 0 9th [May] 4 Under Laurels 2 11 School-room 3 1 K. Garden 0 (45) 10th [May] 9 School-room 3 11th [May] 11 do Laurels 3 11th [May] 12 4 [total] 77 20 [CUL-DAR65.50-51_002
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CUL-DAR63-65
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[Notes on worms for Earthworms, including (1) castings; (2) furrows & ploughed land; (3) experiments at different locales etc.]
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what I saw, when pressing up through 23 inches of yellow sand on sand-walk better by the 6 wider over floor in Beaulieu abbey. — W. washed the castings several times so as to remove all mud out of 33 gr of castings brought up beneath the tiles from rubbish below 19 gr. [CUL-DAR63.113-114_003
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CUL-DAR63-65
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[Notes on worms for Earthworms, including (1) castings; (2) furrows & ploughed land; (3) experiments at different locales etc.]
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chloroform, (dissected by self) from near Hedge sand-walk — gizzard full of crumbled leaves 2 specimen of same plant — shows how hard living made infinitude of grain of sand, from extreme minuteness to 1/3 or 1/2 mm in diameter — some larger stones in intestine with 1/2 digested matter few grains of sand — but in one part of intestine many grains of sand — part of content of intestine blackish. Contents of intest. canal — near anus, in middle near gizzard all acid, but I am not sure the juice of body
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CUL-DAR63-65
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[Notes on worms for Earthworms, including (1) castings; (2) furrows & ploughed land; (3) experiments at different locales etc.]
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March 23 I scattered many long leaves of Pinus austriaca nigricans near mouths of burrow, having pulled out [stuffing], in place far from where Pine-tree have ever grown. March 24 — Lawn behind House. 1 drawn in by base do under Beech tree 11 -do- Dr. under Horse-chesnut 4 -do- End of K. Garden under wall 13 do do [total] 29 by base (Used) Here one other with coloured needles drawn in very short distance by tip. March 25th Behind House under Trees 4 Ivy leaves by Base Sand walk 4 do K. Garden
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CUL-DAR63-65
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[Notes on worms for Earthworms, including (1) castings; (2) furrows & ploughed land; (3) experiments at different locales etc.]
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tried fresh from near Hedge of sandwalk being a trace in 2 of them of acid so not minimally acid. Mould from narrow flower bed close to Verandah — 4 trials — no vestiges of an effect of acid) Mould amongst roots near surface of turfs 1 to 1 1/2 inch beneath surface Spot on lawn drains near Brook 5 bits of mould from same clump all strangely acid. from near Hedge in Sandwalk — 5 trails not in the least acid. from border of field 4 trials not in the least acid Leaf mould from Sand walk found leaf
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CUL-DAR63.113-114
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1872.03.30
I have been considering again William's section of Teg Down & looking at
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what I saw, when pressing up through 23 inches of yellow sand on sand-walk better by the 6 wider over floor in Beaulieu abbey. — W. washed the castings several times so as to remove all mud out of 33 gr of castings brought up beneath the tiles from rubbish below 19 gr. 11
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The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online 116 [rough annotated diagrams of some fields at Down] Tells nothing old line of hedge Pucklands grass for 30 years (Feb. 5 1872) Have A B been ploughed for much shorter period? foot-path Lower yet this field A Here slopes to right Lerch But hedge into odd characters and depression Sand-walk My field almost level Effect of ancient ploughing [illeg] vegetable gar Sake's Field 11
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CUL-DAR63.15
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1872.01.08
Measured sloping ditch at end of sand-walk & confirmed fact that surface
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The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online 15 Jan 18 /72/ Measured sloping ditch at end of sand-walk confirmed fact that surface thickness strewn with pellets rolled down formed ∠ 27
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CUL-DAR63.24
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1873.04.15
I see castings on gr[eat] sand Heap Sand-walk pure reddish sand firmly
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The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online 24 Ap. 15/73 I see castings on great sand Heap Sand-walk pure reddish sand firmly cemented part of lawn heap. blackish from below During winter marked castings on Lawn frost then has no power of disintegrating them
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CUL-DAR64.1.11
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1877.03.02
In Sand-walk 2 great heaps long left to decay were removed some months
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The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online 11 March 2d 1877 In Sand-walk 2 great heaps, long left to decay were removed some months ago now the bare surfaces are covered with brown worm-castings to a degree I never saw equalled — This shows that the sunken earth is but with vegetable matter in relation as food. (Used) (It will account through penetration for earth beneath an ancient ruin not becoming exhausted — if decaying matter or leaves accumulated at its base) (Habit
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CUL-DAR64.1.57-60
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3 Tame Worms / In Pot 1 sand with some bits of Verandah Tiles lately
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The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online 57 Nov 4 1880 1) 3 Tame Worms In Pot I sand with some bits of Verandah Tiles lately given them. 1) only one big rounded object concretion in the gizzard and pharynx together -Two bits of leaves (?) (The larger concretion seem to be containing worn or dissolved almost smooth — for there are [some] slight hollows between bases of what were projecting crystals. The appearance is not of subsequently deposited concentric layers) 2 One big concretion in the
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CUL-DAR64.1.61
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tried 5 castings new[?] & old from bottom of chalk valley — some quite
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The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online 61 Nov 6 1880 Casting Acid (1) Fresh brown (ie from depth) castings from Lawn — most distinctly acid by litmus paper. (2) brown from open Field very acid (3) (4) both very black from ear hedge in sand-walk slightly not distinctly acid. (5) rather less black from do — slightly acid (6 7) close to borders of great pile of decayed leaves another the wood — very black acid. (Many calcareous matter constitutes acids pancreatic juice does not require acids
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CUL-DAR64.1.61
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tried 5 castings new[?] & old from bottom of chalk valley — some quite
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tried fresh from near Hedge of sandwalk being a trace in 2 of them of acid so not minimally acid. Mould from narrow flower bed close to Verandah — 4 trials — no vestiges of an effect of acid) Mould amongst roots near surface of turfs 1 to 1 1/2 inch beneath surface Spot on lawn drains near Brook 5 bits of mould from same clump all strangely acid. from near Hedge in Sandwalk — 5 trails not in the least acid. from border of field 4 trials not in the least acid Leaf mould from Sand walk found leaf
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CUL-DAR65.1
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Notes — Worms / on shaded walk Sand-walk — a sprinkling of leaves
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The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online 1 (a) Notes — Worms 1880 Jun 18 on shaded walk Sand-walk — a spiraling of leaves irregularly drawn into burrow - [partially] gnawed some leaves of ash gnawed quite green — leaves blown off by gales — very little castings at mouth of the burrows as if worms knew what they intended to do — but no other castings on walk. — very few castings on lawn. July 15 I see a few castings on lawn. 16th In sand walk found green Elm leaf crushed in hole — upper part
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CUL-DAR65.14
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Habits / I record in my notes on Sept 28 that near Down hundreds on
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The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online 14 Habits I record in my notes on Sept 28 that near Down hundreds on hundreds of fresh castings, which from being almost black, have certainly not been brought up from a depth are now daily brought to the surface, yet not a leaf having been drawn into their burrows near Hedge near Sand-wal
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CUL-DAR65.29
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1880.11.06
I examined under highest power leaf-mould from sand-walk particle of
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The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online 29 Nov 6 — 1880 — I examined under highest power leaf-mould from sand-walk particles of earth from between old rotten leaves the number of spores of all sizes different shapes as [illeg] it made up half the mass
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CUL-DAR65.47-48
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1880.03.19--1880.05.12
A few days ago 2 larger pots were filled with earth with some gravel atop
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March 23 I scattered many long leaves of Pinus austriaca nigricans near mouths of burrow, having pulled out [stuffing], in place far from where Pine-tree have ever grown. March 24 — Lawn behind House. 1 drawn in by base do under Beech tree 11 -do- Dr. under Horse-chesnut 4 -do- End of K. Garden under wall 13 do do [total] 29 by base (Used) Here one other with coloured needles drawn in very short distance by tip. March 25th Behind House under Trees 4 Ivy leaves by Base Sand walk 4 do K. Garden
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CUL-DAR65.50-51
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1881.05.08--1881.05.20
Pinus Leaves with tips tied together fine waxed Thread
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The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online [50-51] 1881 Pinus, Leaves with tips tied together line waxed Thread 8th [May] Drawn in by Base Drawn in by apex 2 K. Garden 0 1 Sand-Walk 0 2 do 0 5 K. Garden 3 3 Lime-trees 0 11 School room 1 3 K. Garden 3 2 (1 of them double omit) 2 S, Walk 0 9th [May] 4 Under Laurels 2 11 School-room 3 1 K. Garden 0 (45) 10th [May] 9 School-room 3 11th [May] 11 do Laurels 3 11th [May] 12 4 [Total] 77 20 [50-51v
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CUL-DAR70.3
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in Sand-walk a fair lot of O[rchis] maculata, looking for flowers with
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The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online [3] Jun 10th 1862 in Sand-walk a fair lot of O. maculata, looking for flowers with pollinia within it is extremely difficult to find any, the few always close to buds - so much more effectually removed than last year! In dark wood Bees seldom or never seen. I have seen fly inserting proboscis; but I doubt whether ever removes pollinia
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March 31 1855. Moved 3 Primroses out of thick shaw by sand walk. Planted them dunged them behind tool house, shaded from afternoon sun. Also transplanted from young wood within sand walk, 3 fine Cowslips Primroses taken out of a shady shaw. Transplanted dunged a wild Teazle. Shaded one of the Cowslips, so as to grow it like a primrose Sow seed of Primula in August Put Guano on Primrose Cowslip Kept one Cowslip under partial shade Aug 24. R' hand Primrose Cowslip in flower [1v
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F1452.1
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Darwin, Francis ed. 1887. The life and letters of Charles Darwin, including an autobiographical chapter. vol. 1. London: John Murray.
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Down. The Sand-walk was planted by my father with a variety of trees, such as hazel, alder, lime, hornbeam, birch, privet, and dogwood, and with a long line of hollies all down the exposed side. In earlier times he took a certain number of turns every day, and used to count them by means of a heap of flints, one of which he kicked out on the path each time he passed. Of late years I think he did not keep to any fixed number of turns, but took as many as he felt strength for. The Sand-walk was
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F1452.1
Book:
Darwin, Francis ed. 1887. The life and letters of Charles Darwin, including an autobiographical chapter. vol. 1. London: John Murray.
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did any serious observing at this time. Then he went on for his constitutional either round the Sand-walk, or outside his own grounds in the immediate neighbourhood of the house. The Sand-walk was a narrow strip of land 1 1/2 acres in extent, with a gravel-walk round it. On one side of it was a broad old shaw with fair-sized * The basket in which she usually lay curled up near the fire in his study is faithfully represented in Mr. Parson's drawing given at the head of the chapter. [page] 11
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F1452.1
Book:
Darwin, Francis ed. 1887. The life and letters of Charles Darwin, including an autobiographical chapter. vol. 1. London: John Murray.
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loudly against the ground, producing as he went round the Sand-walk at Down, a rhythmical click which is with all of us a very distinct remembrance. As he returned from the midday walk, often carrying the waterproof or cloak which had proved too hot, one could see that the swinging step was kept up by something of an effort. Indoors his step was often slow and laboured, and as he went upstairs in the afternoon he might be heard mounting the stairs with a heavy footfall, as if each step were an
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Darwin, Francis ed. 1887. The life and letters of Charles Darwin, including an autobiographical chapter. vol. 1. London: John Murray.
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changed. All her movements were vigorous, active, and usually graceful. When going round the Sand-walk with me, although I walked fast, yet she often used to go before, pirouetting in the most elegant way, her dear face bright all the time with the sweetest smiles. Occasionally she had a pretty coquettish manner towards me, the memory of which is charming. She often used exaggerated language, and when I quizzed her by exaggerating what she had said, how clearly can [page] 13
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Darwin, Francis ed. 1887. The life and letters of Charles Darwin, including an autobiographical chapter. vol. 2. London: John Murray.
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to answer, and concluded by telling me of the progress he had made in his own work, asking my opinion on various points. I saw no more of him till about noon, when I heard his mellow ringing voice calling my name under my window this was to join him in his daily forenoon walk round the sand-walk.* On joining him I found him in a rough grey shooting-coat in summer, and thick cape over his shoulders in winter, and a stout staff in his hand; away we trudged through the garden, where there was
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Darwin, Francis ed. 1887. The life and letters of Charles Darwin, including an autobiographical chapter. vol. 2. London: John Murray.
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to the Sand-walk ; the wood was planted in 1846 on a piece of pasture land laid down as grass in 1840. In 1855, on the soil being dug in several places, Charlock (Brassica sinapistrum) sprang up freely. The subject continued to interest him, and I find a note dated July 2nd, 1874, in which my father recorded that forty-six plants of Charlock sprang up in that year over a space (14 x 7 feet) which had been dug to a considerable depth. VOL. II. F [page] 6
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Darwin, Francis ed. 1887. The life and letters of Charles Darwin, including an autobiographical chapter. vol. 3. London: John Murray.
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ST. KILDA. St. Kilda, nestling petrels at, with exotic seeds in their crops, ii. 147, 148. St. Paul's Island, ii. 76, 94; visit to, i. 230, 236, 239. Salisbury Craigs, trap-dyke in, i. 41. Salter, J. W., genealogy of Spirifers, ii. 367. Salt-water, 'bloom' sometimes a protection from, iii. 341. Salvia, Hildebrand on cross-fertilisation in, iii. 280; Dr. Ogle on the fertilisation of, iii. 278. Sanderson, Prof. J. Burdon, letter to, on Drosera, iii. 323. Sand walk, last visit to the, iii. 357
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Darwin, Francis ed. 1892. Charles Darwin: his life told in an autobiographical chapter, and in a selected series of his published letters [abridged edition]. London: John Murray.
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of turns, but took as many as he felt strength for. The Sand-walk was our play-ground as children, and here we continually saw my father as he walked round. He liked to see what we were doing, and was ever ready to sympathize in any fun that was going on. It is curious to think how, with regard to the Sand-walk in connection with my father, my earliest recollections coincide with my latest; it shows the unvarying character of his habits. Sometimes when alone he stood still or walked stealthily
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Darwin, Francis ed. 1892. Charles Darwin: his life told in an autobiographical chapter, and in a selected series of his published letters [abridged edition]. London: John Murray.
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-day walk generally began by a call at the greenhouse, where he looked at any germinating seeds or experimental plants which required a casual examination, but he hardly ever did any serious observing at this time. Then he went on for his constitutional either round the Sand-walk or outside his own grounds in the immediate neighbourhood of the house. The Sand-walk was a narrow strip of land 1 acre in extent, with a gravel-walk round it. On one * The basket in which she usually lay curled up near
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Darwin, Francis ed. 1892. Charles Darwin: his life told in an autobiographical chapter, and in a selected series of his published letters [abridged edition]. London: John Murray.
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. Sand walk, last visit to the, 327. San Salvador, letter to R. W. Darwin from, 128. Saporta, Marquis de, his opinion in 1863..261. Saturday Review, article in the, 235; review of the 'Descent of Man' in the, 273. Scelidotherium, 142. Scepticism, effects of, in science, 52. Science, early attention to, 10; general interest in, 79. Scott, Sir Walter, 14. Sea-sickness, 127, 128. Sedgwick, Professor Adam, introduction to, 113: visit to North Wales with, 24; opinion of C. Darwin, 137; letter from, on the
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Darwin, Francis ed. 1892. Charles Darwin: his life told in an autobiographical chapter, and in a selected series of his published letters [abridged edition]. London: John Murray.
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. As a young man he must have had much endurance, for on one of the shore excursions from the Beagle, when all were suffering from want of water, he was one of the two who were better able than the rest to struggle on in search of it. As a boy he was active, and could jump a bar placed at the height of the Adam's apple in his neck. He walked with a swinging action, using a stick heavily shod with iron, which he struck loudly against the ground, producing as he went round the Sand-walk at Down, a
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Darwin, Francis ed. 1892. Charles Darwin: his life told in an autobiographical chapter, and in a selected series of his published letters [abridged edition]. London: John Murray.
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manners remarkably cordial, frank, open, straightforward, natural, and without any shade of reserve. Her whole mind was pure and transparent. One felt one knew her thoroughly and could trust her. I always thought, that come what might, we should have had, in our old age, at least one loving soul, which nothing could have changed. All her movements were vigorous, active, and usually graceful. When going round the Sand-walk with me, although I walked fast, yet she often used to go before
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Barlow, Nora ed. 1945. Charles Darwin and the voyage of the Beagle. London: Pilot Press.
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country, for he could not be persuaded to leave home. But the satisfaction in the daily walk along the Sand-walk, beyond the cultivated garden and overlooking the chalky turf and wooded valley, was the emotional satisfaction of the older man, taking the place of the intensity of delight of the boy who had walked on the beach alone and seen the gulls and cormorants blown about [page] 33 CAPTAIN ROBERT FITZRO
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de Beer, Gavin ed. 1959. Darwin's journal. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series 2 (1): 1-21.
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Patterdale.8 August 3rd to 5th to Erasmus. ,, 26th Erasmus9 died at night. Sept. 8th to 10th to A. Rich. Worthing.10 Oct. 20-27 at Horace at Cambridge. Decr 13th to 20th Bryanston St. [1882 March 7 Suffered seizure on his last visit to 'Sand Walk'. April 19 Darwin died at Down. April 26. Buried in Westminster Abbey.] 1 Barleston, Staffordshire, home of Francis Wedgwood (1800-1888), Darwin's wife's brother. 2 The Baly Medal of the Royal College of Physicians. 3 Laura May Forster (1839-1924), of West
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Freeman, R. B. ed. 1968. Charles Darwin on the routes of male humble bees. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series vol. 3, pp. 177-189, one plate. Contains a [second] edition of no. 1580, with transcript of Darwin's original field notes.
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. The other humbles by straight sand-walk quite active. Sept. 29th Very fine day. Several bees out, all visited Backy's1 buzzing place, then went up either side of the thorn bush, then crossed over head to great limb of ash, and so up the limb, half up tree to where lost to view. Oct. 2nd. Saw bees going up thorn and crossing over with greatest precision to one spot of great limb. never have seen one come in reversed direction, but all from kitchen garden along walk. Footnote : v. Trans
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Freeman, R. B. ed. 1968. Charles Darwin on the routes of male humble bees. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series vol. 3, pp. 177-189, one plate. Contains a [second] edition of no. 1580, with transcript of Darwin's original field notes.
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saw two go into the very old hole (and one by hole within foot's distance) by the spanish chesnut tree: I suspect come out near crutch buzzing place. One buzzed at oak by garden and then came to Franky1 buzzing place and then towards spanish chesnut. Some went into sand-walk from new crutch place. July 26th. Saw bee go ivy-ash and then to Franky1 buzz and then along sand-walk to beech. Saw many go from Franky1 buzz towards spanish chesnut tree, and some called at ground buzzing place about yard
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Freeman, R. B. ed. 1968. Charles Darwin on the routes of male humble bees. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series vol. 3, pp. 177-189, one plate. Contains a [second] edition of no. 1580, with transcript of Darwin's original field notes.
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then go to west side of old ash, then to the east side where covered by ivy and then round corner into sand-walk. Aug. 2nd. Saw bee go to seek old crutch buzzing place. 1857. Aug. 28th. After having several times casually watched, saw bees at old used crutch buzzing place, after going into hollow, they flew a little up to right hand to some ivy leaves, and then straight down walk towards summer house. Sept. 16th. Saw 2 bees go to thorn by the old ash: they went not to root, but low down, and
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Freeman, R. B. ed. 1968. Charles Darwin on the routes of male humble bees. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series vol. 3, pp. 177-189, one plate. Contains a [second] edition of no. 1580, with transcript of Darwin's original field notes.
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inconsistencies of usage. In the transcript given below I have expanded the contractions and straightened the inconsistencies. For example, Darwin wrote buz or buzz, sand-walk, sandwalk or swalk ; I have used buzz and sand-walk throughout. I have not attempted to expand the condensations. In most places the sense is clear, and where it is not, a hypothetical expansion would be no aid to comprehension. In general, the notes are legible, but I am doubtful of the readings of a few words; these I have placed
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Freeman, R. B. ed. 1968. Charles Darwin on the routes of male humble bees. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series vol. 3, pp. 177-189, one plate. Contains a [second] edition of no. 1580, with transcript of Darwin's original field notes.
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out which of Darwin's children was sometimes known as Backy, and in giving me their recollections of the sand-walk in the nineties. Lady Keynes identified him in a letter from Darwin to George (her father) written in 1868, as Francis
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Freeman, R. B. ed. 1968. Charles Darwin on the routes of male humble bees. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series vol. 3, pp. 177-189, one plate. Contains a [second] edition of no. 1580, with transcript of Darwin's original field notes.
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instead of going as described turned to west and flew apparently towards crutch ash. Again some thought by Willy1 to be larger and more buzzing bees, came along ditch from south to foot of ditch oak and then turned to west and apparently flew back towards crutch ash. At crutch ash (having no effect) some go along well west to great beech etc. often into sand-walk, and others round tree up towards spanish chesnut, apparently turning into ditch. Note at left of page: Bees flew in longest range from
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Freeman, R. B. ed. 1968. Charles Darwin on the routes of male humble bees. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series vol. 3, pp. 177-189, one plate. Contains a [second] edition of no. 1580, with transcript of Darwin's original field notes.
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many bees have gone to neighbouring places many times and have seen only one go to base of crutch and through the crutch some come out of hole of hedge on sand-walk side of old ash and many buzz at the thorn tree which they used to go up and on both trees near. There are many buzzes. At hole in hedge by spanish chesnut on west side there is ivy covered thorn at which very many buzz this is new. several came along bottom of hedge, but instead of coming out by hole by hurdle, they turn within
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Barrett, P. H. 1974. Early writings of Charles Darwin. In Gruber, H. E., Darwin on man. A psychological study of scientific creativity; together with Darwin's early and unpublished notebooks. Transcribed and annotated by Paul H. Barrett, commentary by Howard E. Gruber. Foreword by Jean Piaget. London: Wildwood House. [Notebooks M, N, Old and useless notes, Essay on theology and natural selection, Questions for Mr. Wynn, Extracts from B-C-D-E transmutation notebooks, A Biographical Sketch of Charles Darwin's Father, Plinian Society Minutes Book]
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congeries of many living buds, and in this respect resembles the branches of coralline, which are a congeries of a multitude of animals. Emma Darwin in a letter to Lady Lyell, August 1860, said, At present he [Charles] is treating Drosera just like a living creature, and I suppose he hopes to end in proving it to be an animal. (Litchfield, Vol. 2, 1915, p. 177.) And beside the sand walk at Down is a large beech tree, the Elephant Tree, so-called by grandchildren of Charles (Raverat, Gwen
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Barrett, Paul H., Gautrey, Peter J., Herbert, Sandra, Kohn, David, Smith, Sydney eds. 1987. Charles Darwin's notebooks, 1836-1844: Geology, transmutation of species, metaphysical enquiries. British Museum (Natural History); Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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fewer vertebrae in (tail, than Continental horses.' — {About the leaping of Irish Horses, bred in this country. {Chinese Dog's Head to send Cover common Pea ( Sweet Pea) for several generations under net see if get sterile— Cover that little Ervum2 in Sand-walk,3 on which I think I have never seen Bee visit. 22 base text: title — question 2; remainder added at intervals. (3) Hounds—varying—] pencil. 22-1 Anderson 1799-1803, 1:69, '. . . in England . . . 22-3 Sand-walk was a gravel path at Down
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Barrett, Paul H., Gautrey, Peter J., Herbert, Sandra, Kohn, David, Smith, Sydney eds. 1987. Charles Darwin's notebooks, 1836-1844: Geology, transmutation of species, metaphysical enquiries. British Museum (Natural History); Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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, which are a congeries of a multitude of animals.' See also Litchfield 1915, 2:177, 'At present [Charles] is treating Drosera just like a living creature, and I suppose he hopes to end in proving it to be an animal.' See also Raverat 1960:157−58, for a discussion of the 'Elephant Tree' that stood beside the sand-walk at Down. 42−1 Blakeway 1831:37−38, '. . . an inspection of the ancient monuments at Morton Corbet [ancestral home of the Corbets north of and near Shrewsbury] might induce suspicion
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Barrett, Paul H., Gautrey, Peter J., Herbert, Sandra, Kohn, David, Smith, Sydney eds. 1987. Charles Darwin's notebooks, 1836-1844: Geology, transmutation of species, metaphysical enquiries. British Museum (Natural History); Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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recommends books to C266 distracted by association of ideas D111 dreams M111 , 143 −4 , N33 −4 first memory C242 handwriting like Erasmus Darwin's Eibc, M83 intends to keep tumbling pigeons QE4a memory of Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge M82 recollections of Robert FitzRoy's behaviour M43, 60 respect for good describers of species E52 sand-walk at Down House QE22 711 [page] SUBJECT INDE
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Smith, K.G.V. 1987. Darwin's insects: Charles Darwin's entomological notes, with an introduction and comments by Kenneth G. V. Smith. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Historical Series. vol. 14(1): 1-143.
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. Do. [Rio de Janeiro] No specimen found. 442. Females of this insect and Larva Do. [Rio de Janeiro] No specimens found. 443. Do. luminous vide P 42 Do. [Rio de Janeiro] No specimens found. The page reference is to the Zoological Diary entry, see 440. 444. Lopha (?) taken in great numbers on sand walk. [continued] 1832 Insects 4. [continued] at night [Rio de Janeiro] COLEOPTERA, Carabidae, Bembidiini, subtribe Tachyina: one unidentified in the BM (1887 42), Rio, with white printed label 444. 445
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Keynes, Richard Darwin ed. 2000. Charles Darwin's zoology notes & specimen lists from H.M.S. Beagle. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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causing intolerable itching 440 I Lampyrus V 41441 I Do; both highly luminous 442 I Females of this insect. Larva do 443 I Do. luminous V. P. 42444 I Lopha (?) taken in great number on sand walk. at night. 445 I Coleoptera 446 I Freshwater Coleoptera, including Minute Hydroporus Hygrotula Hydrobius some Hydrophili 1832 May. Rio de Janeiro 447 I Hydrobius inhabiting salt water lagoon (road to Botanic Gardens) 448 I Hydrophilus, together with the last. 449 I X Ants found in (I do not know whether making
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Darwin, C. R. 1896. [Recollections of Darwin]. In E. R. Lankester. 'Charles Robert Darwin'. In C. D. Warner ed. Library of the world's best literature ancient and modern. New York: R. S. Peale & J. A. Hill, vol. 2, pp. 4385-4393.
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me. Besides her joyousness thus tempered, she was in her manners remarkably cordial, frank, open, straightforward, natural, and without any shade of reserve. Her whole mind was pure and transparent. One felt one knew her thoroughly and could trust her. I always thought that come what might, we should have had in our old age at least one loving soul which nothing could have changed. All her movements were vigorous, active, and usually graceful. When going round the Sand-walk with me, although I
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Darwin, C. R. 1899. [Recollections of Darwin by Hooker, Meldola & Tylor]. Unveiling the Darwin statue at the museum. Jackson's Oxford Journal (17 June): 8.
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always to activity. Shortly before lunch I used to hear his mellow voice under my window, summoning me to walk with him, first to inspect the experiments in his little plant-houses, and then to take a precise number of rounds of the sand-walk, which he trudged with quick step, staff in hand, wearing a broad-brimmed straw hat and light shooting coat in summer, and a felt hat and warm cape in winter. This walk was repeated in the afternoon; on both these occasions his conversation was delightful
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