Frith Hill, Godalming 1771
Sept[ember]. 13th 1888
Dear Mr. Hemsley
Many thanks for your interesting letter. The facts you state seem quite to support the usual view, that thorns and spines have been developed as a protection, against mammalia chiefly, but also against other animals. The few spiny plants in N[ew]. Zealand may be for protection against land-mollusca of which there are several species as large as any in the tropics. Of course in
Australia we should expect [2] only a comparative scarcity of spines, as there are many herbivorous marsupials in the country.
Believe me ǀ Yours very faithfully ǀ Alfred R. Wallace
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To W. B.Hemsley, Esq.) Frith Hill, Godalming. Sept. 13th. 1888
Dear Mr Hemsley Many thanks for your interesting letter. The facts you state seem quite to support the usual view, that thorns and spines have been developed as a protection, against mammals chiefly, but also against other animals. The few spiny plants in New Zealand may be for protection against land-molluscs of which there are several species as large as any in the tropics. Of course in Australia we should expect only a comparative scarcity of species, as there are many herbivorous marsupials in the country.
Believe me Yours very faithfully Alfred R. Wallace.
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To W.B. Hemsley2, Esq.) Frith Hill, Godalming.
Sept. 13th. 1888
Dear Mr Hemsley
Many thanks for your interesting letter. The facts you state seem quite to support the usual view, that thorns and spines have been developed as a protection, against mammals chiefly, but also against other animals. The few spiny plants in New Zealand may be for protection against land-mollusca of which there are several species as large as any in the tropics. Of course in Australia we should expect only a comparative scarcity of species, as there are many herbivorous marsupials in the country.
Believe me | Yours very faithfully | Alfred R. Wallace. [signature]
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To DR. W. B. HEMSLEY
Frith Hill, Godalming. September 13, 1888.
Dear Mr. Hemsley,— Many thanks for your interesting letter. The facts you state seem quite to support the usual view, that thorns and spines have been developed as a protection against other animals. The few spiny plants in New Zealand may be for protection against land molluscs, of which there are several species as large as any in the tropics. Of course in Australia we should expect only a comparative scarcity of spines, as there are many herbivorous marsupials in the country.— Believe me yours very faithfully, | ALFRED R. WALLACE.
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