From T. H. Farrer 26 August 1877
Abinger Hall, | Dorking. | (Gomshall S.E.R. | Station & Telegraph.)
26 Aug./77 | Sunday
Dear Mr Darwin,
No worm casts yesterday. This morning after the tremendous rain I have counted 40 holes: the rain having washed them clear— 4 if not 5 are in the wall: which is the less surprising as the water does not lie on the top of the wall, whilst it does lie on the solid part of the concrete and in that there are no holes.— One worm I saw come out, lifting a lump of soil & leaving a hole.
What a pleasant week we had—1 The sky itself wept at your parting
Sincerely yours | T H Farrer
I shall not be able to journalise the worms this week—
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Footnotes
Bibliography
Earthworms: The formation of vegetable mould through the action of worms: with observations on their habits. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1881.
Summary
Counted 40 worm-holes after rain; four or five in the wall.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-11112
- From
- Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Abinger Hall
- Source of text
- DAR 164: 82
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp †
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11112,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11112.xml
