Tylor, Alfred, 1824-1884, Skertchly, Sydney B. J · London, Alabaster, Passmore · leaf 32
memory, the sense of need, and Butlers little dose ofreason, are admitted ! For ages the butterfly has been acquaintedwith greens, and browns, and yellows, they are every day experi-ences ; but it has no acquaintance with aniline dyes, and thereforecannot copy them. The moral of all this is that… … CHAPTER III. Introductory Sketch. NATURAL science has shown us how the existing colourationof an animal or plant can be laid hold of and modifier] inalmost infinite ways under the influence of natural or artificialevolution. It shows us, for example, how the early pink leaf-buds have beenmodified…
Animals · Color of insects · Flowers · Plants
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