Note: Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Chapter I Twining Plants -- Chapter II Leaf-Climbers -- Chapter III Tendril-Bearers -- Chapter IV Tendril-Bearers Continued -- Chapter V Hook And Root-Climbers-Concluding Remarks -- Index.

Note: Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Table of Contents -- List of Woodcuts -- Introduction -- Chapter I Ophreae -- Chapter II Ophreae continued -- Chapter III Arethuseae -- Chapter IV Neotteae -- Chapter V Malaxeae and Epidendreae -- Chapter VI Vandeae -- Chapter VII Vandeae continued - Catasetidae -- Chapter VIII Cypripedeae - homologies of the flowers of orchids -- Chapter IX Gradation of organs, etc - Concluding remarks -- Index.

Note: Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Introduction to Volume Twenty-Seven -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter I The circumnutating movements of seedling plants -- Chapter II General considerations on the movements and growth of seedling plants -- Chapter III Sensitiveness of the apex of the radicle to contact and to other irritants -- Chapter IV The circumnutating movements of the several parts of mature plants -- Chapter V Modified circumnutation: climbing plants -- epinastic and hyponastic movements -- Chapter VI Modified circumnutation: sleep or nyctitropic movements, their use: sleep of cotyledons -- Chapter VII Modified circumnutation: nyctitropic or sleep movements of leaves -- Chapter VIII Modified circumnutation: movements excited by light -- Chapter IX Sensitiveness of plants to light: its transmitted effects -- Chapter X Modified circumnutation: movements excited by gravitation -- Chapter XI Localized sensitiveness to gravitation, and its transmitted effects -- Chapter XII Summary and concluding remarks -- Index.

Note: Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Introduction to Volume Ten -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- The Essay of 1842 -- Part I -- Section I : On variation under domestication, and on the principles of selection -- Section II: On variation in a state of nature and on the natural means of selection -- Section III : On variation in instincts and other mental attributes -- Part II -- Sections IV and V: On the evidence from Geology. (The reasons for combining the two sections are given in the Introduction) -- Section VI : Geographical distribution -- Section VII : Affinities and classification -- Section VIII : Unity of type in the great classes -- Section IX: Abortive organs -- Section X: Recapitulation and conclusion -- The Essay of 1844 -- Part I -- Chapter I On the variation of organic beings under domestication: and on the principles of selection -- Chapter II On the variation of organic beings in a wild state -- on the natural means of selection -- and on the comparison of domestic races and true species -- Variation -- Natural means of Selection -- Differences between 'Races' and 'Species': first , in their trueness or variability -- Difference between 'Races' and 'Species' in fertility when crossed -- Causes of Sterility in Hybrids -- Infertility from causes distinct from hybridization -- Points of Resemblance between 'Races' and 'Species' -- External characters of Hybrids and Mongrels -- Summary -- Limits of Variation -- Chapter III On the variation of instincts and other mental attributes under domestication and in state of nature -- on the difficulties in this subject -- and on analogous difficulties with respect to corporeal structures -- Variation of mental attributes under domestication -- Hereditary habits compared with instincts -- Variation in the mental attributes of wild animals. , Principles of Selection applicable to instincts -- Difficulties in the acquirement of complex instincts by Selection -- Difficulties in the acquirement by Selection of complex corporeal structures -- Part II On the evidence favourable and opposed to the view that species are naturally formed races, descended from common stocks -- Chapter IV On the number of intermediate forms required on the theory of common descent -- and on their absence in a fossil state -- Chapter V Gradual appearance and disappearance of species -- Gradual appearance of species -- Extinction of species -- Chapter VI On the geographical distribution of organic beings in past and present times -- Section I -- Distribution of the inhabitants in the different continents -- Relation of range in genera and species -- Distribution of the inhabitants in the same continent -- Insular Faunas -- Alpine Floras -- Cause of the similarity in the floras of some distant mountains -- Whether the same species has been created more than once -- On the number of species, and of the classes to which they belong in different regions -- Section II -- Geographical distribution of extinct organisms -- Changes in geographical distribution -- Summary on the distribution of living and extinct organic beings -- Section III -- An attempt to explain the foregoing laws of geographical distribution, on the theory of allied species having a common descent -- Improbability of finding fossil forms intermediate between existing species -- Chapter VII On the nature of the affinities and classification of organic beings -- Gradual appearance and disappearance of groups -- What is the Natural System? -- On the kind of relation between distinct groups -- Classification of Races or Varieties -- Classification of Races and Species similar -- Origin of genera and families -- Chapter VIII Unity of type in the great classes. , and morphological structures -- Unity of Type -- Morphology -- Embryology -- Attempt to explain the facts of embryology -- On the graduated complexity in each great class -- Modification by selection of the forms of immature animals -- Importance of embryology in classification -- Order in time in which the great classes have first appeared -- Chapter IX Abortive or rudimentary organs -- The abortive organs of naturalists -- The abortive organs of physiologist -- Abortion from gradual disuse -- Chapter X Recapitulation and conclusion -- Recapitulation -- Why do we wish to reject the theory of common descent? -- Conclusion -- Index -- Portrait -- Facsimile.

Note: Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Introduction to Volumes Eleven, Twelve and Thirteen -- Publisher's Note -- Preface -- Monograph on the Cirripedia -- Introduction -- Class: Crustacea Sub-Class: Cirripedia -- Family: Lepadidae -- Genus: Lepas -- 1. Lepas Anatifera -- 2. Lepas Hill II -- 3. Lepas Anserifera -- 4. Lepas Pectinata -- 5. Lepas Australis -- 6. Lepas Fascicularis -- Poecilasma -- 1. Poecilasma Kaempferi -- 2. Poecilasma Aurantia -- 3. Poecilasma Crassa -- 4. Poecilasma Fissa -- 5. Poecilasma Eburnea -- Genus: Dichelaspis -- 1. Dichelaspis Warwick II -- 2. Dichelaspis Gray II -- 3. Dichelaspis Pellucida -- 4. Dichelaspis Lowei -- 5. Dichelaspis Orthogonia -- Oxynaspis -- 1. Oxynaspis Celata -- Genus: Conchoderma -- 1. Conchoderma Aurita -- 2. Conchoderma Virgata -- 3. Conchoderma Hunteri -- Genus: Alepas -- 1. Alepas Minuta -- 2. Alepas Parasita -- 3. Alepas Cornuta -- 4. Alepas Tubulosa -- Anelasma -- 1. Anelasma Squalicola -- Genus: Ibla -- 1. Ibla Cuming II -- 2. Ibla Quadrivalvis -- Genus: Scalpellum -- 1. Scalpellum Vulgare -- 2. Scalpellum Ornatum -- 3. Scalpellum Rutilum -- 4. Scalpellum Rostratum -- 5. Scalpellum Peron II -- 6. Scalpellum Villosum -- Genus: Pollicipes -- 1. Pollicipes Cornucopia -- 2. Pollicipes Elegans -- 3. Pollicipes Polymerus -- 4. Pollicipes Mitella -- 5. Pollicipes Spinosus -- 6. Pollicipes Sertus -- Genus: Lithotrya -- 1. Lithotrya Dorsalis -- 2. Lithotrya Cauta -- 3. Lithotrya Nicobarica -- 4. Lithotrya Rhodiopus -- 5. Lithotrya Truncata -- 6. Lithotrya Valentiana -- Explanation of the Plates -- Index.

Note: Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Introduction to Volume Eight -- Critical Introduction -- Table of Contents -- Chapter I St Jago, in the Cape de Verde Archipelago -- Chapter II -- Chapter III Ascension -- Chapter IV St Helena -- Chapter V Galapagos Archipelago -- Chapter VI Trachyte and Basalt - Distribution of Volcanic Isles -- Chapter VII -- Appendix Description of Fossil Shells, by C. B. Sowerby, F.L.S. -- From a tertiary deposit at St Jago, in the Cape de Verde group -- Extinct land-shells from St Helena -- From the Palaeozoic formation of Van Diemen's Land -- Description of Fossil Corals from the Palaeozoic Formation of Van Diemen's Land, by W. Lonsdale,F.C.S. -- Index.

Note: Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Chapter XIV Central Chile -- Chapter XV Chiloe and Chonos Islands -- Chapter XVI Chiloe and Concepcion -- Chapter XVII Passage of Cordillera -- Chapter XVIII Northern Chile and Peru -- Chapter XIX Galapagos Archipelago -- Chapter XX Tahiti and New Zealand -- Chapter XXI Australia -- Chapter XXII Coral Formations -- Chapter XXIII Mauritius to England -- Appendix Extensive Addenda -- Index.

Note: Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Introduction to Volumes Two and Three -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Chapter I St Jago-Cape De Verd Islands -- Chapter II Rio de Janeiro -- Chapter III Maldonado -- Chapter IV Rio Negro to Bahia Blanca -- Chapter V Bahia Blanca -- Chapter VI Bahia Blanca to Buenos Ayres -- Chapter VII Buenos Ayres to St Fe -- Chapter VIII Banda Oriental -- Chapter IX Patagonia -- Chapter X Santa Cruz-Patagonia -- Chapter XI Tierra del Fuego -- Chapter XII Falkland Islands -- Chapter XIII Strait of Magellan.

Note: Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Part II Sexual Selection -- Chapter VIII Principles of Sexual Selection -- Chapter IX Secondary Sexual Characters in the Lower Classes of the Animal Kingdom -- Chapter X Secondary Sexual Character of Insects -- Chapter XI Insects, contunued - Order Lepidoptera -- Chapter XII Secondary Sexual Characters of Fishes, Amphibians, and Retiles -- Chapter XIII Secondary Sexual Characters of Birds -- Chapter XIV Birds - continued -- Chapter XV Birds - continued -- Chapter XVI Birds - concluded -- Chapter XVII Secondary Sexual Characters of Mammals -- Chapter XVIII Secondary Sexual Characters of Mammals - continued -- Part III Sexual Selection in Relation to Man and Conclusion -- Chapter XIX Secondary Sexual Characters of Man -- Chapter XX Secondary Sexual Characters of Man - Continued -- Chapter XXI General Summary and Conclusion -- Supplemental Note on Sexual Selection in Relation to Monkeys -- Index.

Note: Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter I Variation Under Domestication -- Chapter II Variation Under Nature -- Chapter III Struggle For Existence -- Chapter IV Natural Selection -- Chapter V Laws Of Variation -- Chapter VI Difficulties On Theory -- Chapter VII Instinct -- Chapter VIII Hybridism -- Chapter IX On The Imperfection Of The Geological Record -- Chapter X On The Geological Succession Of Organic Beings -- Chapter XI Geographical Distribution -- Chapter XII Geographical Distribution - Continued -- Chapter XIII Mutual Affinities Of Organic Beings : Morphology : Embryology : Rudimentary Organs -- Chapter XIV Recapitulation And Conclusion -- Index.