RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1865-1866. Seedling Red Cowslip (no 28) from Mr Scott almost equal-styled [tables]. CUL-DAR108.104-107. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/).
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed and edited by John van Wyhe 6.2025. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The folder CUL-DAR108 contains materials for Forms of flowers. Illegitimate progeny of dimorphic & trimorphic plants, mainly Primulae. 1862-1877.
104
1865
Seedling Red Cowslip (no 28.) from Mr Scott almost equal-styled
A 10 ft. by own pollen black thread
B 10 ft. by pollen of long & short-stylescourse combe white thread
C self-fertilised without aid
[table figures not transcribed]
Then 2 plants are conjointly included in above number 10
No (40) with stigma a little below anther, but afterwards thrusted up a truss with stigma a little above anther!
For plants 1866
104v
[calculation]
105
1865
Seeding Red Cowslip (equal-styled)
No 27 strictly equal-styled with stamens not top of [illeg]
By own pollen Black thread flowers
Self-fert
By both pollen of common cowslip
In 1866 very good pods
Then 2 plants are included in above number of flower [illeg] of 19 & 16
No 37 like 27 but had little pollen, much have had colour as soon flowers are self-fertilised.
No 44 strictly equal-styled, not fertilised all self-fertilised
All rather small but apparently good seeds
106
1865
Red Cowslip seedlings for Scott.
No 41 short-styled —all Self-fertilised
See 1866
This plant produced extraordinary long [illeg] any other stamen with styles [illeg]
In 1866 average 35.1 for 18 pods
No 39 a short-styled plant (like in 41)
8 ft. by pollen of a long-styled red cowslip Black Th.
8 ft by pollen of long-styled common cowslip White Th.
Self-fertilised
See 1866
(nothing)
No 26 a long-styled plant
8 ft by pollen of short-styled red cowslip Black
8 ft by pollen of short-styled common cowslip white
Self-fertilised These ought to be self-fertilised
See for structure 1866
107
[not transcribed]
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