RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1880. [Earthworm research notes]. CUL-DAR64.1.46. Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Prepared and edited by John van Wyhe 7.2025. 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-DAR64.1 contains material for Earthworms, experiments on worms; different locales & photographs and cuttings from journals. All of the textual items in these folders, including this one, have been transcribed in a single file: CUL-DAR63-65.
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Sep 24th 1880
pulled 14 leaves of various kinds which had been dragged by tips into worm holes & placed under bell-glass on very damp earth & occasionally sprinkled with water.
On Oct 24th examined them. There was no difference or extremely little in state of decay of tips & basal parts.
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