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RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1866. [Lythrum no] 94 Long-styled / exposed like 82 & 75. CUL-DAR109.B77. 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

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).

[B77]

94 Long-styled 1866 Exposed like 82 & 75

Standard Long 93

Mid 130

Short 83.5 say 84

97. [+] 101. [+] 66. min [+] 106- max [+] 99. [+] 100. [+] 84. [+] 99. [=] 752 [÷] 8

93: 94 : : 100 : x = 101 so average fertility 101, ie in fact equal & full.

N.B. → (1866 must have been a most favourable year for seeding & pods were in any case selected.)

No 79 long-styled as above (seed abort pollen)

Excluding one poor pod, 8 other pods gave average of 100 seed

93: 100 : : 100 : x = 107 per cent

XXII All in Class V

94. [+] 77. min [+] 112. [+] (38)omitted [+] 96. [+] 104. [+] 86 [+] 104. [+] 86 [+] 121. max [+] 110 [=] 800 9 pods (on [2 words illeg] )

9 [÷] 800 All in Class V

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