RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1866.08.21. Looked at dried fl[owers] of Rhamnus lanceolatus. CUL-DAR109.A42. 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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Aug 21 /66/ Looked at dried fl. of Rhamnus lanceolatus — the 2 forms, one with pistil about 2/3 of length of other & with less considerably deeply divided stigma — stamens apparently of equal length — the short-styled Asa says in Book more fruitful — What does this mean.—
Feb. 3 — 1877. Frank is certain that the anther of short stamens containing some little pollen.— no plain difference in pollen grains — pistil for 2/3 to tube as long — & stigma of longer pistil longer.—
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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