OUTLINE OF CHARLES DARWIN'S LIFE xxi 



1858. July 1st : Joint paper of Darwin and Wallace read at 



the Linnean Society. 

 July 2Oth to July 27th : " Began Abstract of Species 



book," i.e.) the Origin of Species, at Sandown, I.W. 

 Paper on Bees and Fertilisation of Flowers. 



1859. May 25th : Began proof-sheets of the Origin of 



Species. 



Nov. 24th: Publication of the Origin-. 1250 copies 

 printed. 



Oct. 2nd to Dec. pth : At the water-cure establish- 

 ment, Ilkley, Yorkshire. 



1860. Jan. /th: Publication of Edit. ii. of Origin (3000 



copies). 



Jan. 9th : " Looking over MS. on Variation." 

 Paper on the Fertilisation of British Orchids. 

 July and again in Sept. : Made observations on 



Drosera. 



Paper on Moths and Flowers. 

 Publication of A Naturalist's Voyage. 



1 86 1. Up to July at work on Variation under Domestication. 

 April 3Oth : Publication of Edit. iii. of Origin (2000 



copies). 



July to the end of year, at work on Orchids. 

 Nov : Primula paper read at Linnean Society. 

 Papers on Pumilio and on Fertilisation of Vinca. 



1862. May i 5th : Orchid book published. 

 Working at Variation. 



Paper on Catasetum (Linnean Society). 

 Contribution to Chapter III. of Jenyns' Memoir of 

 Henslow. 



1863. Working at Variation under Domestication. 



Papers on Yellow Rain, the Pampas, and on 



Cirripedes. 



A review of Bates' paper on Mimetic Butterflies. 

 Severe illness to the end of year. 



1864. Illness continued until April. 



Paper on Linum published by the Linnean Society. 



May 25th : Paper on Ly thrum finished. 



Sept. 1 3th : Paper on Climbing Plants finished. 



Work on Variation under Domestication. 



Nov. 3Oth : Copley medal awarded to him. 



