RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1866.05.12-09.01. Seedlings from Purple hom. CUL-DAR108.92. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and John van Wyhe, 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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1866 May 12: Purple Seedlings from Purple (Marked X.) hom: long-styled Primrose by own pollen; so that these are Hom. grandchildren of Mr Scotts 1st Hom: cross.
1 flowered pale purple & long-styled.
+ I. + I. + 1 + 1 + (+ 1 longstyled & yellow.) (+ 1 yellow & long-styled) + 1 + + 1 + 2 + (2 yellow) + 1 + 1 + (1 yellow) + 1 + 3 + 1 + (+ 1 yellow) = 23 of which 7 yellow
Marking Y. — seedlings as above from the yellow Hom. long-styled by own pollen; so that as above
Sept 1. one has flowered yellow & long-styled —(A second (not here counted) has long stalk peduncle like cowslip!! yellow & long-styled— Curious variation!!) (a second yellow & long-styled.)
+ 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 = = 22 [+] 23 [=] 45 grandchildren [+] 23 children [=] 68
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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