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RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1868]. [Translation of Canestrini to Darwin, 8 April 1868] This is abstract of the whole / Prof Cornalia. CUL-DAR85.B64. 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 3.2022. 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-DAR80-86 contain material for Darwin's book Descent of man (1871).

Partial translation of the letter from Giovanni Canestrini to Darwin, 8 April 1868. The editors of the Correspondence were apparently unware of this as it is not cited with the published letter. Emilio Cornalia (1824-1882) was an Italian naturalist and zoologist.

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(Canestrini) (2d Letter)

[in margin:] This is abstract of the whole

I must now add induced by the observations of one of our best bacologs, Prof. Cornalia that when a lot match of silkworms is healthy, the resulting males & females approach uncommonly near to equality.

This equality was particularly observed when the brood was examined in freedom.

In breeding in the House & in sickness, the males are in

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excess — Differs from my last letter & against general experience of best breeders — but Cornalia good observer.—

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