RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1865-1866. Seedling Red Cowslip (no 28) from Mr Scott almost equal-styled [tables]. CUL-DAR108.104-107. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/).
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed and edited by John van Wyhe 6.2025. RN2
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 volumes CUL-DAR108-111 contain material for Darwin's book Forms of flowers (1877).
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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
Black Thread White Thread
39 [+] 42 [+] 42 [=] 123 [÷] 3 [=] 41.0
22 [+] 32 [+] 33 [+] 34 [=] 121 [+] 16 [=] 137 [÷] 4 [=] 34.2 121 [÷] 4 [=] 31.2
38 [+] 32 [+] 38 [+] 26 [+] 31 [+] [+] 38 [=] 203 [÷] 6 [=] 33.9 34.3 average All under 14 everywhere omitted.
These 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
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[calculation]
206 [÷] 6 [=] 34.3
105
1865
Seeding Red Cowslip (equal-styled)
No 27 strictly equal-styled with stamens not top of corlla
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 from Scott.
No 41 short-styled —all Self-fertilised
See 1866
This plant produced extraordinary long [petals] any other stamen with styles [2 words 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
By own pollen |
Self-fert |
by both pollens of common cowslip |
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10: 7: 196 |
10 : 286 |
10. 5. 137 |
2 plants |
10 3: 71 |
8: 274 |
16 :12 323 |
2 plants |
[=] 20. 10: 267 average 16.7 |
9: 407 |
[=] 26: 17 :460 |
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10. 356 |
average 27.0 |
1 |
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4 .70 |
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1 7 Plants |
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[=] 41.: 1393 average 33.98 |
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(average 37.0 4/41 with less than 15 seed) |
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5/10 with less than 15 seed / If none rejected average is only 20.2 |
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4/26 with less than 15 seed If none rejected average 23.5 |
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