ly th ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁recogn ise ▁the ▁significance ▁of ▁Alfred ▁Russ el ▁Wal lace ' s ▁paper ▁" On ▁the ▁Law ▁which ▁has ▁reg ulated ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁Species " ▁and ▁brought ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁notice ▁of ▁Dar win ▁in ▁a ▁letter ▁written ▁in ▁Cal cut ta ▁on ▁ 8 ▁December ▁ 1 8 5 5 : ▁ ▁" What ▁think ▁you ▁of ▁Wal lace ' s ▁paper ▁in ▁the ▁Ann . ▁M . ▁N . ▁H . ▁? ▁Good ! ▁Upon ▁the ▁whole ! ▁... ▁Wal lace ▁has , ▁I ▁think , ▁put ▁the ▁matter ▁well ; ▁and ▁according ▁to ▁his ▁theory , ▁the ▁various ▁domestic ▁races ▁of ▁animals ▁have ▁been ▁fairly ▁developed ▁into ▁species . ▁... ▁A ▁tr ump ▁of ▁a ▁fact ▁for ▁friend ▁Wal lace ▁to ▁have ▁hit ▁upon !" ▁ ▁There ▁can ▁be ▁no ▁doubt ▁of ▁Dar win ' s ▁regard ▁for ▁Edward ▁B ly th : ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁chapter ▁of ▁On ▁the ▁Origin ▁of ▁Species ▁he ▁wrote ▁" Mr . ▁B ly th , ▁whose ▁opinion , ▁from ▁his ▁large ▁and ▁varied ▁stores ▁of ▁knowledge , ▁I ▁should ▁value ▁more ▁than ▁that ▁of ▁almost ▁any ▁one , ▁... " ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁H . M . ▁V ick ers ▁considered ▁B ly th ' s ▁writ ings ▁as ▁an ▁early ▁understanding ▁of ▁natural ▁selection ▁which ▁was ▁noted ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁paper , ▁where ▁Loren ▁E ise ley ▁claimed ▁that ▁" the ▁leading ▁ten ets ▁of