RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1880.10.24. Folding of drawn in Leaves / Looked under Limes & drew out few tufts [Earthworm research notes] CUL-DAR65.24. 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-DAR65 contains materials for Earthworms.
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Folding of drawn in Leaves
Looked under Limes & drew out few tufts found from 2 to 9 leaves drawn in. The central leaves are usually the most crumpled, as if the exterior ones had subsequently have drawn in & had passed & crumpled the more central ones. But the exterior ones are often crumpled. When a large heap has been drawn in, the worms often make fresh superficial burrow close to main one & draw in leaves, so as to add to the Heap.—
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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