RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1868. Oxalis speciosa / Not yet worked in. CUL-DAR109.B23. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 12.2022. RN1
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[B23]
1868 (Oxalis speciosa) (Not yet worked in)
Long-styled 8 fl by pollen of longer stamen of mid styled. White Thread 211 – 4
From flowers fertilised legitimately by pollen of longer stamens of mid-styled produced 3 pods, with 53, 63, & 61 seeds
Long-styled 10 fl. to be fertilised by pollen of shorter stamens of mid-styled. Black Thread 211 = 4
From flowers illegit. fert. by pollen of short-styled form, did not produce a single pod.—
Mid-styled 10 fl by pollen of longer stamens of short-styled. Black Thread 2.1.1 = 4
From flower illegit. fert by longer stamen of short-styled produced one pod, with 8 seeds
Short-styled 10 fl by pollen of longer stamens of mid-styled. Black Thread
(Seven flowers illegit. fert by pollen of longer stamens of mid-styled did not produce one pod.)
4.2.1 = 7 not one set a pod.—
/ Turn over
Mid-styled, one or Two flower by pollen of shorter stamens of short-styled, white thread — 1
or one flower by pollen of longer stamens of long-styled, white wool.
(a) Black Thread both own pollen
(Mid-styled. 1 fl. legit fert. by pollen of shorter stamens of short-styled produced a pod with 29 seed.—
Mid-styled 1 fl illegit fert. by both its own pollen produced nothing.)
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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