RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1857.11.02. Hooker has seen old moraines at foot of Himalaya with millet, maize & Rice. CUL-DAR50.E15. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 9.2021. RN1

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Nov. 2. 1857                                            Glacial

Hooker has seen old moraines at foot of Himalaya with millet, maize & Rice growing on them, like Lyell - vines & maize & olives are there on planes of Po.

Mem. Lyells remarks on great cycle of climate of world. Organisms appear Poles & [illeg] .


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