RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstracts of Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, 1858-1861. CUL-DAR75.41. Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 5.2021, 8.2025. 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 volumes CUL-DAR 72-75 contain Darwin's abstracts of scientific books and journals.

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[Zoology, 1858] vol. 2. continued p. 52, 59 Ants

[Smith, Frederick. 1857-1858. Catalogue of the hymenopterous insects collected at Sarawak, Borneo; Mount Ophir, Malacca; and at Singapore, by A. R. Wallace. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society (Zoology) 2 (6-7): 42-130, pls. 1-2. Text PDF]

- p. 136 Sclater on Distribution of Birds, important

Sclater, Philip Lutley. 1858. On the general geographical distribution of the members of the class Aves. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society (Zoology) 2 (7-8): 130-145. PDF

Vol. 2 continued

p. 137 Sclater (see Back)

p 181. Monstrous vegetation in Niger

Barter, George. 1858. Extract of a Letter from Mr. George Barter to R. Bentley, Esq., F.L.S. Communicated by Professor Bentley. [Read 4 February 1858.] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society (Zoology) 2: 180-183.

Vol 3.

p 45 Darwin & Wallace

Darwin, C. R. and A. R. Wallace. 1858. On the tendency of species to form varieties; and on the perpetuation of varieties and species by natural means of selection. [Read 1 July.] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London (Zoology) 3 (20 August): 45-50. Introduction Text PDF

p. 153 Bot on Flora of Mountains of W. Africa

Welwitsch, Frederick. 1858. Letters on the vegetation of West Equinoctial Africa...addressed to W. W. Saunders, Esq., V.P.L.S. [Read 1 July.] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London (Zoology) 3: 150-157.

Vol IV

p. 2 Zoolog Huxley. Crocodiles at first a genus by Cuvier & then as Order

Huxley, Thomas Henry. 1860. On the dermal armour of Jacare and Caiman, with notes on the specific and generic characters of recent crocodilian. [Read 17 February.] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London (Zoology) 4: 1-28.

p. 172-183 Zoolog. Wallace on Distrib in Malay Arch. (very good)

Wallace, Alfred Russel. 1860. On the zoological geography of the Malay Archipelago. Communicated by Charles Darwin. [Read 3 November 1859.] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society (Zoology) 4: 172-184. Text Image PDF

Supplement vol. IV

Bentham p. 10 & p. 13 2 forms of anthers, with very or exclusively confined to two sexes of sub-dioicous Leguminous plant.

p. 22 case of var (I think) analogous to differences in section of genus

Bentham, George. 1860. Synopsis of Dalbergieæ, a tribe of Leguminosæ. [Read 2 June.] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society (Botany) 4: 1-128.

Vol. V. Zoology no. 18 p. 169. Geograph. Distrib of Shells; Lowe not favouring former union of Madeira & continent.

Lowe, R. T. 1861. A list of shells observed or collected at Mogador and in its immediate environs, during a few days' visit to the place, in April 1859. [Read 16 February 1860.] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society 5: 169-203.

Z. (no 19) p. 223 on affinities of Lepidopsiren (fauna) on connections of 2 large groups by a few forms.

Greene, Joseph Reay. 1861. On mutual relations of the cold-blooded vertebrata. [Read 21 June 1860.] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society 5: 218-228.

Vol. V. Supple. Bot p. IX Flora of Aden: species very scanty in comparison with genera &c — disputes due to struggle for existence — This whole subject been discussed.

Anderson, Thomas. 1860. Florula adenensis: a systematic account, with descriptions, of the flowering plants hitherto found at Aden. [Read 1 November 1860.] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society (Botany) 5 supplement. PDF

Vol. V. p. 184 no 20 p. 184 On range on W. Africa in which European & Tropical forms can be cultivated together. p. 186 - Plants of 6000 ft some Northern forms

Hooker, Joseph Dalton. 1863. On the plants of the temperate regions of the Cameroons Mountains and islands in the Bight of Benin; collected by Mr. Gustav Mann, government botanist. [Read 5 November.] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society (Botany) 7 (1864): 171-240, pl. I. [CUL Unbound material] PDF

Vol. V. 2d Supple Bot. p. 45. Bentham in Menispermaceæ - male flowers indistinguishable even in genera which female fl & fruit very difference

Bentham, George. 1861. Notes on Menispermaceæ. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society (Botany) 5 supplement 2: 45-52.

do      do p. 75 Bentham on blending of Orders

Bentham, George. 1861. Notes on Bixaceae and Samydaceae. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society (Botany) 5 supplement 2: 75-94.

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Vol I p. 126 Hooker on Flora of Raoul Isd

Hooker, Joseph Dalton. 1856. On the botany of Raoul Island, one of the Kermaden group in the South Pacific Ocean. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society (Botany) 1: 125-129. CUL-DAR135.12[.4] Image PDF

— 130 Asa Gray abortive stamens sometimes [illeg]

Gray, Asa. 1856. Note on Obolaria virginica. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society (Botany), 1: 129-130. CUL-DAR135.12[.3] Image PDF

— 130 Self on action of sea-water

Darwin, C. R. 1857. On the action of sea-water on the germination of seeds. [Read 6 May 1856.] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London (Botany) 1: 130-140. Text


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