RECORD: Darwin, Francis. [1868-1875]. Abstract of Stonehenge, The dog in health and disease. CUL-DAR194.33. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 8.2023. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library & William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR194 contains loose notes 'removed from correspondence', Humble bees, hypericum, earthworms, potato grafts etc. 1835-1882.
John Henry Walsh (Stonehenge). 1867. The dog in health and disease. London: Longmans, Green, Reader, & Dyer.
Recorded in Darwin, C. R. 1852-1860. 'Books Read / Books to be Read' notebook. Text CUL-DAR128.-. See an abstract in CUL-DAR195.1.34
Darwin cited Walsh/Stonehenge in Variation 2d ed.
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Stonehenge
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The Dog by Stonehenge London 1867
175 Breeding in & in not injurious to dog—
179 Mr Hanley crossed Bulldog ♂ - greyhound ♀— ♀
"thick & clumsy looking animal"
Greyhound ♂ — "half & half" — Greyhound ♂— Hecate ♀
"some slightest characteristics of the grey bulldog breed but by and in many observer this would be scarcely noticed" — Greyhound ♂— Hecate ♀ a large blackbitch of good shape & scarcely distinguishable from pure greyhound — Hysterics ♀ no difference from pure greyhound in external form
These dogs were fast & clever but had no staying power — Where was the pluck?
189 Mr A Graham surnamed the Emp of Coursers made the rule once in & twice out (as to in & in breeding
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