RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Delpino, Sull Opera, la Distribuzione dei Sessi nelle Piante, &c. CUL-DAR111.A64. 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).
Delpino, Federico. 1867. Sull'opera "La distribuzione dei sessi nelle piante e la legge che osta alla perennità della fecondazione consanguinea" del prof. Hildebrand. Con note critiche. Atti della Società Italiana delle Scienze Naturali in Milano 10: 3-34.
See Forms of flowers, p. 317.
[64]
(Delpino) no 548
p. 29 Oxalis & viola first flowers are normal: in Lamium amplexicaule cleistogene in spring and autumn
D. says first cause to assure seed under certain condition of climate &c (I think economy of nature) Difficulty of fertilisation will not suffice — for Heterostyled showing this & anemophilous plants.
p. 30 V. odorata one part in Italy the cleistogene fl. failed but occurred near Turin & normal flowers fructified abundantly.
Correlation with Subterranean Subterranean maturation look like protection protection of seeds
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