RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1875-1876]. Abstract of ??. CUL-DAR111.B9a-B9b. (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 5.2025. RN2
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).
B9a
I must look at all cases when anther differs and length is to 2 forms
Anther
I remember equal in Primula vulgaris
p. 47 Hotten: a palustic anther of 1. 18 of short-styled as 100 to 83.
p. 95 Pulmonaria angustifolia Anthers of longer stamens X short-styled flowers & those of short-stamen (i.e.short-stamen from smaller anthers) of long-styled as 100 to 84
p 110 Menyanthes trifoliata - do. do.
111. Limnanthemum indicum do do 100 to 70
112 Villarsia sp? Conspicuously larger do do
114. Forsythia suspensa, anther longer stems of short 750
shorter in total of 87 to 100.
B9av
[proof of Cross fertilisation, p. 138]
B9b
stigma)
adaptation. whether adaptation is case of illeg I know not. x (of short-styled longer & thinner in (Leucosomia) do.) do in Houstonia cœrulea) (do Oldenlandia) coccineus stigma of long-styled longer & more discuscast: do in Liposoma) do in Cinchona)
p. 129. O. Houstonia — in short-styled anthers of longer stamens larger: — longer stamens
p 129 P. Oldenlandia ― anthers larger — do
p 129 . Q Hedyotis (Perfect corola) — — do. — do
p 129 S. Lipostoma — — do
p 129 T. Cinchona. — do considerbly longer do
Anthers p. 183 Pontedesia
anther of longer stamen of short-styled forms to those of shorter stamens of long-styled as 100-88 in length
B9bv
[proof of Cross fertilisation]
Ox valdiviana p. 171 proportion of flower when [2 words illeg]
[calculations) (is this right) yes
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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