RECORD: Darwin, C. R. & Francis Darwin. n.d. Forsythia suspensa. CUL-DAR110.B4a. 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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Forsythia suspensa
Length of pistil of long-styled (without ovary) is to ditto of short-styled as 100 to 37.5
Whole stamen of short-styled is to ditto of long-styled as 100: 65.9 8
Anther of long-styled to anther of short-styled as 100 to 87.3
Pollen of short-styled to pollen of long as 100 to 94
No difference in appearance of pollen
Lobes of stigma of longstyled to ditto short in length 100 to 90
Lobes of long styled in width to short-styled 100: 127
Lobes of short-styled most divergent
No difference in papillæ perceptible
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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