RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Short-styled Pulmonaria [numbers of seeds in different modes of fertilisation]. CUL-DAR110.A45-A47. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed 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).
[A45]
Short-styled Pulmonaria
White thread
pollen of long-styled
18 fertilised
Black thread
own pollen
12 fertilised
Self-fertilised all, or nearly all without insect aid
Seed No seed.
Long-styled
[totals not transcribed]
26 other flowers produced no seed
(over
[A45v]
Short-styled by Bees
Selected Pods - ie Pods close taken about had seed.
Flowers visited by Bees, all to long- styled being covered up-
[totals not transcribed]
[A46]
Short-styled Pulmonaria:- no long-styled or flower visited by Bees - Pods chosen from having seed.
[totals not transcribed]
[A46v]
Three Branches of short-styled seed
[totals not transcribed]
I may say 1/2 flowers produced pods
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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