RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Penetration of pollen-tubes / Short-styled / Long-styled / Mid-styled. CUL-DAR109.B15. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Text prepared 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).
B15
Penetration of pollen-tubes. Short-styled (after 18.) All penetrated
(1) both own pollen Red Penetrated Penetrated Penetrated
(2) short-stamen of Mid-styled Blue Penetrated
(3) short stamen of long-styled Purple Penetrated
(4) both longer stamen of both long & midstyled yellow Penetrated
Long-styled
(1) both own pollens Red Penetrated
(2) green pollen of midstyled (Blue) Pen
(3) green pollen of short styled Purple (Pen.)
(4) both pollens of shorter stamen of mid-styled & short styled yellow Penetrated
Mid-styled
(1) both own pollens (Red) Penetrated
(2) longer pollen of long-styled Blue Penetrated
(3) shorter pollen of short-styled Purple Penetrated
(4) both pollen of short-stamen of of long styled & longer stamen of short-styled. yellow Penetrated
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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