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RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Notebook C, p. 106e. CUL-DAR200.3.52. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Text prepared by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 7.2023. RN1 First transcribed in de Beer, G. Rowlands, M. J. eds. 1961. Darwin's notebooks on transmutation of species. Addenda and corrigenda. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series 2, No. 6 (October): 185-200. F1574e

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Argumentum ad absurdum. The creative American halo has extended to Juan Fernandez in birds but ⸮ whether to same island in plants? — What is this halo. — continents are not stationary, unerring proofs not always continents. — it is a plastic virtue. — it is expression for ignorance

Two grand classes of varieties; one where offspring picked, one where not. — the latter made by man & nature, but cannot be counteracted by man. — effect of external contingencies & long bred in — Mem. in a statement in Mr. Wynne's book, about not altering breed of animals in certain countries. —

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