RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1872. [Earthworm research notes]. CUL-DAR64.1.9. 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. RN2
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.
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Feb 3/72/
In garden-earth often dug, many worms & few castings & now I have positively ascertained that they throw their castings in the old burrow, which are but wasted.
celery earthed
With celery earthed up there are spaces between them, & there I find casts filled up with the castings — Does that not indicate that they come to nearest point to cast up? Or do they go there for decayed leaves?
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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