RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1865. Oxalis speciosa. CUL-DAR109.B10. 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).
[B10]
Oxalis speciosa — 1865
Long-styled
own-two pollens. Black Thread 1+1 & 4 = 5 6
{Pollen of long stamens of short-styled (White thread) 1 & III = 4
(Used)
Short-styled
own two pollens — Black Thread 2 both all failed
By pollen of shortest stamens of short Long-styled, white Thread} 1.
à This set a pod, but all the seeds were lost.
[B10v]
à Long-styled O. speciosa (1865)
White Thread 65 48 Heteromorphic 66 by pollen of long stamen of short-styled 3/4 set |
Black Thread by own two pollens 9 but I believe many seed lost) pod, but all seed lost) 45 perfect pod with no seed lost Homomorphic 3/6 set |
The pods with white thread all looked much larger than those with black Thread.—
(Used)
I shall have to try latter each in some own form it is sterile, with pollen of its own shortestanthers or anthers most unlike in length. I think most trials had better be made on some own form—
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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