RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1858.07.12. I see on Ash-down forest. CUL-DAR46.1.45. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 8.2022. 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-DAR46.1 contains Notes for Natural selection chap. 5 'Struggle for existence'.

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July 12/58/

I see on Ash-down Forest, when cart has passed over heath during, I suppose, hot weather neither gorse, nor grass or other plants, but heath seared as if by red-hot wheels — This bears clearly on paths.— it shows that our heaths wd be otherwise covered if heath not there — it shows struggle, when I least expected it — Also scotch-firs can grow.—

Ch. 5

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