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RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1865-1866. Fertility of Cowslip. CUL-DAR108.76. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles 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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Cowslip. P. veris. long & short-styled cultivated in orchard 1865 & 1866 in same soil where cowslip-Polyanthus were grown.—

(Fertility of Cowslip)

58.7. in Lythrum paper.

Long-styled. Legit: Union
4.8gr. : 434seed :: 8.8gr :	796/14 =	56.2 divide by 14
Mr Scott 28	40.7 [+] 38.7 [+] 28 Scott [+] 34 Red equal-styled } say 38
Long-styled Illegit. U.
4.8 : 434 :: 2.1 :	190/5 =	38 divide by 5
34.4 Red equal-style — Mr Scott pan 16	19.1 or 20.2 [+] 20.23 [+] equal-styled [+] 16 Scott say 20? 20 or 25 When few seed Heavy
Short-styled Legit U.
4.8 : 434 :: 4.9 :	443/11 =	40.3 divide by 11
Mr Scott 20	42.1 [+] 20. Scott say 40
Short-styled Illegit. U.
4.8 : 434 :: 1.8 :	163/6 = 27.2 divide by 6
14.5 Red equal-styled Mr Scott 11.	9.3 [+] 20.3 [+] Scot 11 [+] 14.5 Equal-styled 56!! say 15 or 20

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9 [+] 19 [+] 9 [=] 37 [÷] 3 [=] 12.3 345 [+] 37 [=] 382 [÷] 8 [=] 47.7 245 [+] 34 [=] 279 [÷] 6 [=] 46.5

19 [+] 2 [+] 49 [+] 40 [=] 110 [÷] 4 [=] 27.5

Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)