RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Heteromorphic cowslip-polyanthus fertilised in spring of 1864. CUL-DAR108.148. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 12.2022. RN1
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"Lettington, Henry, c.1822/3-c.1910. Gardener in 1851 census. 1854-79 Gardener at Down House. L of CD "He moons about in the garden, and I have seen him standing doing nothing before a flower for ten minutes at a time. If only he had something to do I believe he would be better". Lubbock, Darwin-Wallace celebrations of the Lin. Soc. of London, 1908, pp. 57-8. Helped CD in his experiments on the crossing of plants. More anecdotes on L at Down House in F. Darwin, Springtime and other essays, 1920, pp. 56-8. 1860s Photograph of L with William Brooks by William Darwin, Down House collection. Reproduced in Reeve, Down House, 2009, p. 23 and Browne, Power of place, facing p. 312. Mrs. Amy L was draper in the village. 1882 L was on "Personal Friends invited" list for CD's funeral. 1895 Jul. Alive." (Paul van Helvert & John van Wyhe, Darwin: A companion, 2021.)
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Heteromorphic cowslip-polyanthus fertilised in spring of 1864
Plants 7 & 8 both short styled.
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Plants 9 & 11 both long-styled; but many umbels died & I do not know what to think
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N.B I remember one of Red Cowslip was not equal-styled & thus perhaps was used by Lettington
These two plants too poor for average.
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