RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1865.04.19. Crossed 12 fl. CUL-DAR110.A56. 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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April 19 /65/ Crossed 12 fl. (white thread) of long-styled Pulmonaria Isl. of Wight with pollen of long-styled P. Officinalis. — Cut off down all short styled plants of former sp. P. angustifolia & uncovered all the long-styled plants of P. officinalis (all are long-styled) of latter; but I forget Bees might still be dusted with their pollen; so that I plucked off Ø
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all fl. which had opened off one plant, at corner nearest greenhouse, & see if these seed. N.B. whiles other sp was in flower, the bees sucked some on margins, whilst under net, so observe whether any in this position set seed.— No not more than elsewhere.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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