## The Variation of Plants and Animals under Domestication, by Charles Darwin

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    Title: The Variation of Plants and Animals under Domestication

    Author: Charles Darwin

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    based on the etext scanned by Robert J. Robbins, PhD,
    of the ESP Project   http://www.esp.org/rjr

The Variation of Plants and Animals under Domestication, by Charles Darwin