8 CONTENTS. 



PACK 



CHAPTER VIII. 



"Expression of the Emotions," 1872; Darwin's methods of 

 studying the question ; his personal experiences ; studies 

 of children ; reminiscences of South American travel ; 

 studies of monkeys ; his wide study of novels ; his in- 

 fluence on mental science 126 



CHAPTER IX. 



" Insectivorous Plants," 1875 ; how Darwin was led to study 

 them ; analysis of the book ; " Effects of Cross and Self- 

 Fertilisation," 1876 ; competitive germination and growth ; 

 " The Different Forms of Flowers," 1877 ; " The Power 

 of Movement in Plants," 1 880 136 



CHAPTER X. 



Honours bestowed on Darwin ; his reception at Cambridge in 

 1877 ; portraits by Richmond and Collier; Haeckel's and 

 De Candolle's descriptions of visits to Darwin ; " The 

 Formation of Vegetable Mould by Earthworms," 1881 ; 

 the long series of experiments on which it was based ; 

 obligations of archaeologists to worms ; gradual exhaus- 

 tion in 1882 ; his death on April 19, 1882 . . .146 



CHAPTER XI. 



Darwin buried in Westminster Abbey, April 26, 1882 ; quota- 

 tion from The Times ; subscriptions to Darwin memorial ; 

 large number of subscriptions from Sweden ; statue exe- 

 cuted by Mr. Boehm, placed in Museum of Natural 

 History, South Kensington, unveiled by Prince of Wales, 

 June 9, 1885 ; remainder of fund handed to Royal Society 

 to promote biological research ; The Saturday Review on 

 Darwin ; his geniality and humour ; his influence on 

 others ; his lack of prejudice ; extracts from his letters ; 

 letter on experiments on living animals; Darwin as an 

 experimenter ; his attitude towards Christianity and revela- 

 tion ; his literary style ; his imagination ; Prof. Huxley on 

 Darwin ; Dr. Masters on his influence on horticulture ; 

 Messrs. Sully and Winchell on his philosophy ; conclusion 1 54 



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