RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Rhamnus lanceolatus (with diagrams of pollen-grain diameters (magnified). CUL-DAR109.A44. (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. 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).


A44

Rhamnus lanceolatus

Long pistilled

Diameters of globular pollen grains

Short pistilled Rh Lanceolata

Diameters of globular pollen grains

Short pistilled

Long pistilled

Diameters of short & long pistilled are place on two lines leave out Z as it is nearly twice the size & is probably an error on measuring it is seen than 15 of S-pistilled equal 14 of L-pistilled therefore L-pistilled pollen grains the largest.

A44v

Long Short

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

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