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July 3d 1843 Comtes Rendus

{M. Decaisne on vegetable nature of Nulliporæ —

[M. Payen. 1843. Note relative aux caractères distinctifs qui séparent les végétaux des animaux, et aux sécrétions minérales dans les plantes. Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences (3 Jul.): 16-19.]

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Read Astrolabe's voyage M. Dumont D. Urville

Oualan, near S. Carolines describedNE & SW; 678 metres

I cannot understand structure of broad encompassing reefs.

May we think the continent of which Tahiti was a peak had a peculiar vegetation & that the trade wind drifted seeds to E. Indian Isd??

Port Dorey, New Guinea granitic [illeg] flanked with tertiary strata of a modern date "debris [illeg] northern shore. reef in a very sickly state, thinks from fresh waves

[Quoy, Jean René Constant and Gaimard, Joseph Paul. 1830-4. Zoologie. 4 vols, in Dumont d'Urville, Jules Sébastien César, Voyage de la corvette L'Astrolabe. 12 vols. Paris. 1830-5.

Darwin recorded this in 'Books read', with a note "These books have been read since I thought of my transmutation theory"]

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Lessons Zoologie

Few birds or animals indigenous to Isle of France

On East coast St Helena shells 1800 ft high

Useful discussion on Firola Plerosonian Salfra; many molluscous animals

P. 442 [illeg] without shells!

Chamiss must be very good English edition in Kotzebue's voyage

Constantly talks of the Caroline