RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1856.08.22. Saw by Pond made during few last year Juncus acutifolius & leaves. CUL-DAR205.2.144. 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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Aug 22 /56/ Saw by Pond, made during few last year Juncus acutifolius & leaves, I think, of Glyceria. I see in all little dug way side Ponds, here on chalk when no stream or spring, some aquatic plants.— Whatever means of dispersion, I only apply same to isld.— perhaps difficulty exaggerated thousand fold— The way creationists go leads to spontaneous generation, indeed hardly differs from it.—

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