RECORD: Darwin, C. R. & Emma Darwin. 1863.07.13-.08.31. Linum flavum. CUL-DAR110.A19. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 1.2023. RN1
NOTE: 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). See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here.
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July 13/ 63/ Linum flavum
Fertilised heteromorphically 3 fl of short-styled plant. (Zinc Label) with pollen of sh long-styled form — sh white thread.
Aug 31. all 3 of set but then a few others were not.
And 3 flowers of other long-styled form heteromorphically white Thread.— One set, & not one other pod produced by the weak plants.
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The 3 heteromorphically fertilised short-styled flowers produced 8, 10 & 9 seed.—
Three flowers not fertilised produced by themselves 5, 1, 5, seed — no others produced on plant. It is just probable that insects may have brought pollen from the fertilised flowers.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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