RECORD: Darwin, C. R. & Emma Darwin. [1870-1877]. Hedyotis / Draft of Descent 2: 23. CUL-DAR110.B32. 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.

The text of the draft corresponds to Descent 2: 23.

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Hedyotis — F. Muller Anther & stigma stand on a level of long-styled in the 2 forms—

In short-styled middle of anthers correspond to correspond to base of notched between division of petals

In sh-sty stigma stands little only lower down in corolla anthers larger.—

(Filament attached up to same place in both forms).

[Forms of flowers, p. 133.]

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noise during the spawning time; & that it is possible by imitating it, to take them without bait."37*(35A) If this statement is trustworthy, we have an instance in this, the lowest class of the Vertebrata, of what we shall find prevailing throughout the other vertebrate classes, & which prevails, as we have already seen, in the insect-classes; namely, that vocal and instrumental sounds serve so commonly as a love-call or as a love-charm, that the power of producing sounds of any kind was probably first developed for sexual purposes.)

*(35A) 37 C. Kingsley, in Nature May 1870 p. 40.—


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