RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1862. Oxlips / Miss Ludwig gathered at Hartfield. CUL-DAR108.24b. 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
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).
Miss Ludwig is likely Louisa Ludwig (1839-1915) who took over from her sister Camilla (1838-1912) as governess at Down House from September 1861.
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Oxlips
Miss Ludwig gathered at Hartfield in Spring of 1862 from about 3 or 4 plants, the above series of long-styled Oxlips, which have stamens of same length, but of which pistils all with single stigma vary from full length to "mid-styled"
I have seen both forms with oxlips & in Grt. wood whence by seed were gathered. There was variability on same plant; just as in one of no. 3 seedlings
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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