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 and edited by John van Wyhe 12.2022. RN2
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).
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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 |
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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 |
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Long-styled Illegit. U. |
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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 |
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Short-styled Legit U. |
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4.8 : 434 :: 4.9 : |
443/11 = |
40.3 divide by 11 |
Mr Scott 20 |
42.1 [+] 20. Scott say 40 |
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Short-styled Illegit. U. |
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4.8 : 434 :: 1.8 : |
163/6 = 27.2 divide by 6 |
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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/)
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