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RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Argyll in Review of Orchids in Edinburgh, brings forward case of poison of adder. CUL-DAR48.A10. Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 9.2021. 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-DAR48 contains notes for Natural selection chap. 8 'Transitions of Organs'. Notes on bees' cells for origin of species theory.

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The D. of Argyll in Review of Orchids in Edinburgh, brings forward case of poison of adder — not producible by change of structure, - must have been created —

Sir A. Smith — Think of poison of [Hydrophobia] — nothing changes easier then poisons of Plants, more is the pity. — Does not musk vary from different districts? Wax? Milk? Sir H. Holland.

Transitions.

Argyll, Duke of, Campbell George Douglas. 1862. [Review of Orchids and five other works]. The supernatural. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal 116 (October): 378-397. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection reviews 103]. PDF

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