RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1865. (Red Cowslips and common cowslips, long- mid- and short-styled. CUL-DAR108.108-109. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Text prepared and edited by John van Wyhe. 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 volumes CUL-DAR108-111 contain material for Darwin's book Forms of flowers (1877).
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Long-styled //Red Cowslips (Scott) 1865
(Nor. 25 or 26)
Long-styled red cowslip
8 flowers by pollen of short-styled common Cowslip White thread
8 flowers by pollen of red short-styled Cowslip Nors. 24, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 39, 41 Black Thread
|||||||| done 8 |||||||| 8 (done)
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Short-styled Red Cowslips (Nors. 24, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 39, 41.)
8 flowers by pollen of long-styled common Cowslip White thread
7 flowers by pollen of long-styled red Cowslips Nor 25. or 26 Black Thread
|||||||| (done) 8 |||||||| done (8)
Mid-styled Red Cowslip (Nor 28, 40)
10 flowers by pollen of both long-styled & short-styled Common Cowslip White Thread
10 flowers by pollen of own plant Black Thread
|||||||||| (done) |||||||||| (done)
Clean with Brush stigma.—
(over)
108v
Red Cowslip
Nor 27 or 37— has hardly any pollen } strictly mid-styled plants
10 flowers by pollen of both long- & short-styled common Cowslip. White Thread Brush stigma
10 flowers by own-plant Black thread
|||||||| (8) |||||||||| done (10)
(white silk |||||||| previously castrated 8)
All these rough notes have been fully used Oct. 5— 1865.
109
(Common Cowslip)
1865
Long-styled
Short-styled
8 fl by pollen of long-styled common oxlip. White Thred
8 fl. by pollen of short-styled common oxlip — Black-thread
|||||||| (done) 8 |||||||| (done) 8
7 or 8 fl by pollen of long-styled Cowslip-polyanthus Nor. 1. or 3, or 5 or 4, or 6 White wool
7 or 8 by pollen of short-styled cowslip-polyanthus No' 2. Black wool
|||||||| (done) (8) |||||||| (done) 8
10 flowers by pollen of red cowslip, 27, 37 28, 40 Black thread
10 flowers by pollen of red Cowslip. 27, 37 28, 40 White thread
|||||||||| 10 (done) |||||||||| 10 (done)
10 flowers by pollen of short-styled common Cowslip Black & White thread & wool
10 flowers by pollen of long-styled common Cowslip Black-thread & wool.
|||||||||| 10 / (done) |||||||||| 10 / (done)
Stick means Long-styled Cowslip
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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