RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1875-1880]. Draft leaf of Earthworms, (a) [p. 24], and Cross and self fertilisation, p. 201. LINSOC-DWC.2.17. (Cite as: John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Catalogued, transcribed and edited by John van Wyhe 3.2026. RN1

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Linnean Society of London and William Huxley Darwin. LINSOC-DWC.2 consists of an album of draft leaves of Darwin's books, Earthworms, Insectivorous plants, Cross and self fertilisation, Expression, and Power of movement deposited by The Charles Darwin Trust.

This rough draft of Darwin's book on worms was transferred to the family scrap paper pile after creation of the fair copy, which is now in CUL-DAR24 & CUL-DAR25.


[17]

(a)

On the other hand when with the higher animals when close attention to some one object leads to the [illeg] disregard of the impressions which other objects must be having on them, we attribute this to action of the manner of action of [illeg] animal minds. Every sportsman knows that he can move more easily approach animals, whilst they are grazing, fighting or or courting otherwise engaged, much more easily than at other times. The state & manner of the nervous system differs much at different times, for instance with the horse, which is more easily readily startled at one time than at another.

[17v]

We thus see that Here the relative heights of the  

[excised]lots is are very nearly the same (within three or

[excised]er cent) as with the before described plants

[excised] pots. In weight there is a much greater

[excised]e. The Westerham-crossed exceed the self-

[excised] much less than before; but the self-fertilised

[excised] in the pots, had become slightly

[excised], as before stated, and were in consequence unfairly light. The

[excised]m-crossed plants are here inferior in weight

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Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

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