RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1865. Common Cowslip long-styled. CUL-DAR108.72. 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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1865

Common Cowslip long-styled, 8 fl. fert. by pollen of long-styled common oxlip & set 3 pods producing

5 wretched seed 6. (3 of these fair) 14 small but goodish} average 8.3

Short-styled by 8 fl. by pollen of short-styled common oxlip set not one pod.—

Common long-sty. Oxlip 12 6 fl. fert. by own pollen set 1 pod with 20 good seeds. — 12 6 fl. fert. heteromorphically by pollen of long short- styled common cowslip common oxlip did not set 1 pod. ++ — 6 fl. by pollen of short-styled Bardfield Oxlip did not set one.—

Common Primrose, long-styled, 8 fl. fert by pollen of long-styled oxlip, all set pods!!! yielding average of 12.7 seed per pod.

8 fl. of short-styled P. fert. by pollen of short-styled oxlip. did not set one pod. —

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