IfU DR. H. U. FAXTIIAM 



liis v/ell known work on Coral Keefs. In 1851, he 

 published a monograph of the fos.sil Lepadidae 

 I barnacles). In ISHG, Sir Charles Lyell advised him to 

 write ont more fully his views on the origin of species. 

 In 1858, a joint i)aper bv Charles Darwin and Alfred 

 Kussel Wallace was read before the l^innean Society of 

 London. On November 24th, 1859, was jmblished his 

 famous work " On the Origin of Species bv means of 

 Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races 

 in T:he Struggle for Life.'' This rapidly passed through 

 a second and third edition. In 1802, he i)ublished his 

 book on the ''Fertilisation of Orchids bv Insects." In 

 1808, he published a work on the "Variation of Animals 

 and Plants under Domestication." In 1871. was jiublished 

 his famous work on the "Descent of Man." In 1875, he 

 produced his work on " Insectivorous Plants." In 1870, 

 he wrote an autobiographical sketch which was con- 

 tinued in 1881. Among his later publications Avere "' The 

 effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation,'' "The Different 

 Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same S])ecies," " Tlie 

 Power of Movement in Plants," and "The Formation of 

 Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms." Charles 

 Darwin died at Down on Api-il 19th, 1882, and was buried 

 in \\>stminster Abbey, near the grave of Sir Isaac 

 Newton. The modesty of the man was shown hy liis own 

 words: ^' As for myself, I believe that I have acted 

 rightly in steadily following and devoting my life to 

 Science. I feel no remorse from having committed any 

 great sin, but have often and often regretted tliat I liave 

 not done more direct good to my fellow creatures." 



As illustrative of Darwin's modes of observation and 

 investigation, we may consider a few examjjles i)rovided 

 in liis works : — For instance, Darwin observed very care- 

 fully the transformations undergone by the various 

 domestic races under tlie influence of artificial selection. 

 His attention was drawn to a group of animals lendinj^ 

 themselves peculiarly well to such observation, namely, 



