RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. [prints of woodcuts] Pulmonaria angustifolia / Erythox / Faramea / Polygonum fagopyrum / Oxalis speciosa / Euonymus europaeus / Rhamnus catharticus / Thymus vulgaris. CUL-DAR111.B37-B47. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed and edited by John van Wyhe 12.2025. 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).


B37

Top

[sketch of pollen grains]

B38

N.B. Omit the letters A, B, C & D & the four lines & arrows.

Pulmonaria angustifolia

(Fig. 8)

5

B39

 

B40

Erythox glan. Sp?

Drawing of Fritz Müller magnified 5 times

(5

41

These pollen grains to be copied carefully

Faramea  sp.?

Sketch for dived flower-

Double contour  Pollen-grains carefully drawn by F. Muller magnified 180 times

(7)

The President and Council of the Royal Geographical Society request the honor of Mr. Charles Darwin and Lady's Company on the Evening of Saturday, May 20th
at the India Museum, South Kensington.

(Half-past eight to half-past eleven.)

No answer required.

B42

 

(letters of reference & dotted line to be omitted.)

Fig. 8.

Polygonum fagopyrum.

from nature ( see)

(8

B43

N.B. left-hand figure stands a little too high.

Oxalis speciosa

S. stigma

Oxalis speciosa

10

B44

Euonymus europaeus

Herm. & ♀.

11

B45

Rhamnus catharticus (2 males)

(Caspary)

12

B46

George add one anther

13

B46v

[clipping from an Ordnance Survey map showing Andrew's Wood]

B47

N. B. To be reduced to one half of present scale.

(Fig. 14)

 

Thymus vulgaris   flowers cut open & greatly magnified

Sketch by Mr T. Moggridge


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