... for greater cordiality between England and the Dominions. Th y describe the visit of such eminent men as Samuel Butler, Charles Darwin, the elder, and lesser known, but just as enterprising, folk who had the fortitude to cross stormy seas at a time when ...

... and yet, unlike the common fowl or the domesticated duck, they have scarcely altered in the process, a fact noticed by Charles Darwin. Geese are represented in Egyptian bas-reliefs dating from three millenniums before our era in one they are shown being ...

... 1,800-acre farm, he claims to have increased the stock-carrying capacity and the quality of pasture generally. In 1881 Charles Darwin published, after much patient observation, The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms. He estimated ...

... cattle and sheep- deliberately choose grass or other vegetable fodder. Most human beings prefer, as. Dr. Erasmus Darwin, Charles. Darwin's grandfather, noted, to- take their vegetables in the form of beef or mutton. Hitherto, however, it has been, impossible ...

... buildings of which date from the time of Edward I., was the Grammar School in 1595 to 1620. In front of it is a statue of Charles Darwin who was born at Shrewsbury and educated at Shrewsbury School. Other local celebrities were Admiral Benbow and Robert Lord ...

... unknown history but probably raised there. The bold orange bush below is Berberis darwinii (12), a Chilean named after Charles Darwin, its discoverer in 1835 on his famous Beagle voyage. One of the finest evergreen shrubs, its flowers are replaced in autumn ...