RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1863.11.13. Annotations on Newton, On an illustration of the manner in which birds may occasionally aid in the dispersion of seeds, 1863. CUL-DAR205.9.366 Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 10.2021. 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-DAR205.9 contains notes on palaeontology and geology [regarding theory of evolution].
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[In Alfred Newton's hand:] C. Darwin Esq. F.R.S. With the writer's respect
Nov. 13th/63/ Earth broken open; no uncertain consequent – Whole [illeg] crooked
Enormously enlarged & one toe cut off – probably [viscid] secretion. This Oat was extracted from large fragments.
Leg [illeg] weighed about 1/3 of oz. – Seeds planted Nov. 13/63/
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