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Page ix
... given in the fourth edition . A new fourth French edition has been translated by Colonel Moulinié ; of which the first half is from the fifth English , and the latter half from the present edition . A third German edition , under the ...
... given in the fourth edition . A new fourth French edition has been translated by Colonel Moulinié ; of which the first half is from the fifth English , and the latter half from the present edition . A third German edition , under the ...
Page x
... given in the third ; and a third American edition has been printed from the fifth Eng- lish edition . The Italian is from the third , the Dutch and three Russian editions from the second English edition , and the Swedish from the fifth ...
... given in the third ; and a third American edition has been printed from the fifth Eng- lish edition . The Italian is from the third , the Dutch and three Russian editions from the second English edition , and the Swedish from the fifth ...
Page xvii
... given in his 55th Lecture , published in the Lancet in 1834 . 6 In 1831 Mr. Patrick Matthew published his work on " Naval Timber and Arboriculture , ' in which he gives precisely the same view on the origin of species as that ...
... given in his 55th Lecture , published in the Lancet in 1834 . 6 In 1831 Mr. Patrick Matthew published his work on " Naval Timber and Arboriculture , ' in which he gives precisely the same view on the origin of species as that ...
Page xviii
... given the arguments for and against the hypothesis of the develop- ment and modification of species : he seems to lean towards the side of change . The Vestiges of Creation ' appeared in 1844. In the tenth and much improved edition ...
... given the arguments for and against the hypothesis of the develop- ment and modification of species : he seems to lean towards the side of change . The Vestiges of Creation ' appeared in 1844. In the tenth and much improved edition ...
Page 11
... given in another work a long list of " sporting plants , " as they are called by gardeners ; that is , of plants which have suddenly produced a single bud with a new and sometimes widely different character from that of the other buds ...
... given in another work a long list of " sporting plants , " as they are called by gardeners ; that is , of plants which have suddenly produced a single bud with a new and sometimes widely different character from that of the other buds ...
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adapted affinities allied species America ancient appear Asa Gray beak become bees believe belonging birds breeds cause cells characters climate closely allied colour common continent crossed crustaceans degree developed difficulty distinct species domestic doubt effects eggs embryo existing extinct extremely facts favourable fertilised fertility flowers formation forms fossil Fritz Müller genera genus geological geological period Glacial period gradations greater number groups of species habits Hence hybrids important individuals inhabitants inherited insects instance instincts intercrossing intermediate kind lamellæ larvæ less living males mammals manner marsupials migration modified descendants natural selection naturalists nearly nest occasionally offspring organisation organs parent peculiar perfect pigeon pistil pollen present principle probably produced progenitor quadrupeds ranked remarked resemblance rudimentary seeds sexual selection Silurian slight South America stamens sterility structure successive supposed swimbladder tend theory tion trees variability variations varieties vary whilst whole wings young