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RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1875.03.17. Primula sinensis / Examined the pollen of two white flowers. CUL-DAR109.B28. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

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B28

Primula sinensis

Examined the pollen of two white flowers which were Image

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Examined the pollen of two white flowers which were the most dimorphic I could find, but in both of which the pistils struck up above the stamens—

Pollen of longer styled short-styled one: P by shortest long-stemen:: 8.1 : 9.2

[in Darwin's hand:] The stigma of the longer pisitl was much more elongated & cylindrical than as to other forms—

Only cut-dimorphic—or perhaps both of the long-styled forms.—

Keep for illegitimate offspring

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