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


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

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