RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. [Abstract of 4to Pamphlets]. CUL-DAR75.94. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 5.2021. RN1

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43      Hooker N. Zealand Flora

XVIII   On number of species of Plants in world

XX      Islds of Atlantic & pacific have peculiar genera (many have become extinct on mainland)

XX      Believes isolation of groups due to extinction – natural orders often connected by one or two species only - good showing that the intermediate are becoming extinct

XXI     Compositæ common to L. Auk P Fuegie & Kerguetinæ (no passes) Glacier transport.

XXV    cases of Plants invading country in which species occurs (Proof on hat trifle battle is determined Ch: 5

XXVII  On distinctness of N. Zealand Flora p 28 – obscure little known Nat. Orders.

XXVII  Lycopodium Hot springs of Azores & St. Pauls

XXIX   more than 2/3 species peculiar 507/730 p. XXX generic affinity most strong to Australia 240/282 genera Australian

XXX    74 Endemic compositæ  belonging to Australia genera – Hence not drifted by wind now, if not now never

XXXI   Eucalyptus &c absent in N. Zealand

XXXII  A few compos. of very wide range

XXXVII Perhaps Endemic genera least variable

-        On Polymorphous species variable in different quarters Ch. 4.

mid Pamph

44      Hooker Tasmanian Flora Reference at End.

45      Asa Gray. Bit. Numoris p 389 Hydrangea, Japan, Himalaya, N. of Java & Allegheny

          - 391 little varying in Archangelica, by character this genus appears separated from angelica

          p. 444-449 note

          - 399 on the gradual breaking down of cases of [wettest] disjointed ranges

          - 408 case of occasional abortion - & in allied genus of occasional [nature] of appearances of vestige of some genus

          - 437 grand facts on identical & representation [species] in Japan & America. (Bentham, in channel by N. W. America) 442 on Relations

          - in range of identical & representative species, 445 on simple centre of

          - action, very good. – 446 Relations of likeness to miocene plant in America.

          - 447 On migration in warm period subsequent to Drift.

47      Spencer Bate 589 On Land-crab & Cray-fish not undergoing metamorphosis very interesting subject –Metamorphosis quite gradual in [crabs] with change of important impact 602

          - 593 On all Crust. being hermaphrodite (so in Cirripedes)

          - 597 2 million eggs in Brachyrinus crabs

           603 Carcinus allied to Land [Gagarinus]. – Land & F. W. higher than sea.

48      Egerton 884 Liasia Sturgeons in some degree intermediate between Gamids & recent sturgeons. Gamids intermediate between three ossera Fish & Selachians as if gamids quite extinct & unknown then 2 great groups wd be more distinct.

49      Lubbock p 185 variations in muscles of Larvæ.


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