RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Work in in first chapter P. veris. CUL-DAR110.A11. Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 1.2023. RN1

NOTE: Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volumes CUL-DAR108-111 contain material for Darwin's book Forms of flowers (1877). See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here.

[11]

Work in in first chapter

P. veris

p. 424 Printed p. 220 M.S

44 short-styled fertilised with their own pollen set 26 capsules ie as 100 to 52

p. 425 printed p. 221. M.S

56 long-styled flowers fertilise with their own pollen set 27 capsules as 100 to 48

26 [+] 27 [=] 53

(I might add number of flowers given in Chapter I to these & strike a very trustworthy average

[11v]

[calculations not transcribed]

This gives proportion of flowers which set for 2 illegitimate unions together.


This document has been accessed 355 times

Return to homepage

Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

File last updated 19 April, 2023