RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1855.06.30. Those who admit single creations. CUL-DAR205.2.118. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 5.2022. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR205.2 contains notes on means of distribution.
The brown crayon number '18' indicates that this document was filed by Darwin in his portfolio for the subject of Migration.
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June 30 /55/
Those who admit single creations must, in case of every isld which has plants in common with other lands, admit, either sea-transportal or former junction; now to admit latter in every case (consider isld of Pacific Laccadive, (?) Seychelles?) seems highly improbable, not so much from enormous movements thus imagined solely to account for this one phenomenon of distribution, but for the general distinctness of different Flora (& Fauna) of about 26 (?) are admitted
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