RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Kerner, Die Schutzmittel des Pollens gegen die Nachtheile vorzeitiger Dislocation und gegen die Nachtheile vorzeitiger Befeuchtung. CUL-DAR109.A21. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 11.2022. 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).
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Thyme — Portfolio
A. Kerner Schutz-mittels p. 56 on different sizes of corolla in such case &c &c &c — showing depends on projecting anthers requiring, or not, protection from rain.—
This now I think the more I believe that all statements very Ø
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oftener & more in the direction of radiation there by increase, & if so when not checked then wd account for decrease of size.— perhaps even for entire [illeg]
Does not bear on Thyme
[Forms of flowers, p. 309: "* It does not appear to me that Kerner's view ('Die Schutzmittel des Pollens,' 1873, p. 56) can be accepted in the present cases, namely that the larger corolla in the hermaphrodites and males serves to protect their pollen from rain. In the genus Thymus, for instance, the aborted anthers of the female are much better protected than the perfect ones of the hermaphrodite."]
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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