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In order to find out something about the intelligence of such lowly organised creaturesas worms – whether all their actions were guided by a blind impulsive instinct, it appeared to me admirable to observe the manner in which they draw varying shaped leaves & other objects into the mouth of their burrows – The recent new leaves are pushed in only the outside. It is obvious that they planted each of the leaf wd be easiest to drag in, more especially often the mouth was already well packed, & when the passage wd be only as wide as attenuated body of the dragging worm – This gives evidence of apex – But how would they [illeg] with leaves

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of which the 2 about equally pointed -Laburnum

The same rule, with petioles of Clematis as parted end obviously easiest drawn in. Petioles ash + Robinia - Leaves of Pinus – Stones – Objects of drawing in.