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[Presented by Lady Nora Barlow 28 November, 1963]

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The Fairies of the mountain.

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region & Brazilian. — In plants I

great cause of variation. —It is

— many of the variations, which

"conditional", are really adaptive;

trifling point affecting other

— It is, however, most

force can withstand vast

— & not have varied; whereas

with apparently hardly any

strange [illeg] that local varieties

more perplexing, that great

& exquisitely [text excised] differences of structure.

Goose & Duck good case of difference in variability—

Ass & Horse do. —

Descent undoubtedly quite overrules & overwhelms effect of conditions & even adaptations.—

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Polytax jumped into the bucket…

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Species are forms which [are] not [text excised], & are presumed not to be connected by intermediate forms at the present day period, & which are not actually known to have descended from same parent stock — It is further presumed that left freely to nature that they wd breed together & rear quite fertile offspring. —

The first paragraph is really important point, & I may add will be agreed with by those whose judgment is come at by actual work.

Nov /48/

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A ray of the sun…

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Jan 1856 / The Races of man, in which they cd be no selection shows that Pigeons might be so produced, without selection by man effect of external conditions—

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They met a little man…

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There were 3 eggs & other things…

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Then the bed went slowly away…

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They found some candle grease…