RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1847.07.09]. Abstract of Watson, Cybele Britannica. CUL-DAR46.2.B48. 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-DAR46.2 contains Notes for Natural selection.

Darwin, C. R. 1838-1851. 'Books to be read / Books Read' notebook. CUL-DAR119.- "Meyens Reisen in Chile (skimmed)" : "9th H. C. Watson. Cybele Britannica." Watson, Hewett Cottrell. 1847-1859. Cybele Britannica; or British plants, and their geographical relations. 4 vols. London.


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Cybele Brit. Watson's Definitions p. 63. Vol.

Denizen "At present maintaining its habitats as if a native", yet liable to some suspicion of having been originally introduced

Colonist "A weed of cultivated land or about Houses, & seldom found except in places where the ground has been" operated on by man, with some tendency to appear in Landslips. Adonis, Papaver, Agrostemin, Melilotus

Alien Now more or less established, but either presumed or certainly known to have been originally introduced from other countries." as Sempervirum, Mimulus Hesperis Camelina.—


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