RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1866. Red Equal-styled cowslip no 39 (tables comparing numbers of seeds. CUL-DAR108.111. (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
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Red. Equal-styled Cowslip. No'. 39.— (1866
Is a short-styled Plant with & produced many finish pods 8 flowers fertilised from White Thred & Black Thread
White Th. Black Thread Spont. & self fertilised
pollen of long-styled common cowslip (8 fert)
pollen of short-styled common cowslip (8 fert)
0 [+] 0 [+] 32 [+] 22. [+] 19. [+] 34 } Finer seed than self-fert [+] 9 (omit) [+] 32. poor [=] 139 (÷) 5 [=] 27.8 148 (÷) 6 [=] 24.7 average 0 [+] 0 [+] 0 [+] 0 [+] 0 [+] 0 [+] 18 [+] 23 [=] 41 (÷) 2 [=] 20.5 average
22 [+] 30 [+] 22 [+] 26 [+] 24 [+] (11) omit [+] 23 [+] 27 [+] 19 [+] 17 [=] 210 (÷) 9 [=] 23.3averge [+] 11 [=] 221
Legitimate 25.1 { 8 fl fert in 1865 by poll both pollens of cowslips gave 6 pods, with average of 25.1 seed —
No' 41. Was in 1865— short-styled; in 1866 very long-styled & produced spontaneously an abundance of pods.—
0 [+] 32 [+] 29 very fine [+] 18 do. [+] 15 [+] 31 fine [+] 25 very fine [+] 21 [=] 171 (÷) 7 [=] 24.4 Legitimate
0 [+] 48 very fine [+] 65 do [+] (2) omit [+] 28 [+] 67 [+] 48 poorish [+] 62 poor mouldy [=] 318 (÷) 6 [=] 53.0 32 [+] 35 [+] 25 [+] 42 [+] 39 [+] 22 [+] 45 [+] 32 [+] 47 [+] 32 [=] 351 (÷) 10 [=] 35.1 This may be in part die to not getting enough pollen
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139 [+] 9 [=] 148 (÷) 6 [=] 24.7
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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