TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I. — The Publication of the 'Origin of Species'— Oct. 3, 



1859, to Dec. 31, 1859 1 



II. — The 'Origin of Species' {continued) — 1860 . . .51 

 III. — The Spread of Evolution — 1 861-1862 . . . .149 

 IV. — The Spread of Evolution. 'Variation of Animals 



and Plants' — 1863-1866 1S6 



V. — The Publication of the ' Variation of Anlmai s and 

 Plants under Domestication ' — January 1867-JuNE 



1868 242 



VI. — Work on ' Man '— 1864-1870 . . . ' . . .271 

 VII. — The Publication of the 'Descent of Man.' Work 



on ' Expression'— 1871-1873 311 



VIII. — Miscellanea, including Second Editions of 'Coral 

 Reefs,' the 'Descent of Man,' and the 'Varia- 

 tions of Animals and Plants' — 1874 and 1S75 . 359 

 IX. — Miscellanea {continued). A Revival of Geological 

 Work — The Book on Earthworms — Life of Eras- 

 mus Darwin — Miscellaneous Letters — 1S76-1882 . 3SS 



BOTANICAL LETTERS. 



X. — Fertilisation of Flowers — 1839-18S0 .... 429 

 XL — The ' Effects of Cross- and Self-Fertilisation in 



the Vegetable Kingdom' — 1866-1S77 . . . 463 

 XII. — ' Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the same 



Species' — 1860-18 78 . 469 



