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RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1863.06.22. Impatiens noli-me-tangere. CUL-DAR111.A41. 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: 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).

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Impatiens noli-me-tangere. Jun 22. 63

Pollen of perfect flowers 9-9 1/2/7000 — grains tied together by fine threads — plentiful — nectar in curved nectary.

~~Both flower together at the same time~~

Imperfect flowers very minute, ~~very~~ with but little pollen.— stamens small & anthers relatively to filaments very much smaller; stigma a branch of pointy quite straight.

Pollen emits tubes whilst within anthers, which penetrate stigma — Grains of same size, but apparently more unequal in size.— A mere rudiment of nectary.

(Little Imperfect Flowers)

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