RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1865-1866. Seedling from Red mid-styled Cowslips from Mr Scott . CUL-DAR108.110. 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 volumes CUL-DAR108-111 contain material for Darwin's book Forms of flowers (1877).
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Seedling for Red mid-styled Cowslips from Mr Scott — 1865.
(Blue parentheses refer to self-fert. Plants under nat. during 1866.)
24. short-styled. —corolla larger (some moderate pods 1866)
25 Long-styled pon flat died (dead)
26 long-styled ([illeg] bright red) (1 pod)
27 equal-styled mid-styled — (stamens at top of corolla) (a good many fine pods) plenty of pollen —(pollen sent to William)
28 mid-styled, not fruited a little below [illeg] — (enormous number of splendid pods) plenty of pollen — x few plants
29 short-styled (very many fine pods)
30 short-styled (hardly any pods — poor plants)
31 short-styled (some poor pods—) C
32 mid-styled (no pollen?) stigma elongated — (no pods)
33 short-styled (plant dying)
34 short-styled (a good many fine pods)
35 short-styled (very few pods.) C
36 (did not flower) 1865 (some pods) 1866
37 mid-styled some pollen (very many fine pods)
38 short-styled — bot style rather larger then usual 0 (no pods)
39 short-styled (1866 crosses) (many finish pods)
40 mid-styled, bot stigma (a good many pods) a little below plenty of pollen { This plant threw up a truss with stigma clear above anothers!
41 short-styled (crossed 1866) (now with stigma quite above anthers!!) (abundance of pods.)
42 short-styled, bot style rather larger than usual (no pods plants rather sickly)
The pollen is of same size as in common short-styled cowslip, but with a greater number of irregularly-shaped & poor granules — May 3rd 65.—
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43. short-styled — over reddish – (dead)44. equal or mid-styled —little pollen — (plant not covered)
(The flowers differ in size & in darkness of redness but all more or less red.—)
20 flash
6 equal-sized varies a little on same plant { portion of anther Pollen is of character of short-styled
2 long-styled
12 short-styled, [words illeg] with [illeg] with larger
See a memorandum about a partially mid-sized common cowslip — illustrating these & showing mid-ishness is not necessary connected with red colour —
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