RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. CUL-DAR15.2.35. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Text prepared and edited by John van Wyhe. 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 volume CUL-DAR15.2 contains calculations and tables for Darwin's 'big book' Natural Selection F1583.

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Genera            Species            Sp. having Vars.         No. of Vars     Genera             Species            Sp. having Vars.         No of Vars:

✔ Leguminosae Vol. 2                                                                                  

14        1749    138      192      259      1807    123      161

Smallest Genus has 71 sp.                                          Largest Genus has 56 sp.                                    

✔ Rosaceae Vol. 2

                                                                       

4          350      81        278      57        356      46        94

Smallest Genus has 41 sp.                                          Largest Genus has 38 sp.                                    

✔ Acanthaceae Vol. 11.                                                                               

12        668      133      299      137      755      164      221

Smallest Genus has 30 sp.                                          Largest Genus has 29 sp.                                    

✔ Verbenaceae Vol. 11                                                                                

4          281      13        13        38        307      13        13

Smallest Genus has 53 sp.                                          Largest Genus has 47 sp.                                    

✔ Solanaceae Vol. 13                                                                                   

1          851      149      209      60        707      120      185

                                                Largest Genus has 153 sp                              

✔ Borragineae. Vol 10                                                                                 

7          309      39        51        45        282      30        45

Smallest Genus has 35 sp.                                          Largest Genus has 31 sp.                                    

✔ Scrophulariaceae Vol. 10                                                                         

11        867      65        75        156      893      77        92

Smallest Genus has 30 species                                               Largest Genus has 29 sp.                               

✔ Labiatae Vol. 12

                                                                       

7          1153    115      138      113      1124    125      192

Smallest Genus has 65 sp.                                          Largest Genus has 47 sp.                                    

Polygoniaceae Vol. 14                                                                                  

2          341      80        149      30        335      58        74

Smallest Genus has 126 sp.    Largest Genus has 82 sp.                                                                   

✔ Proteaceae Vol. 14                                                                                   

5          479      63        87        40        505      96        137

Smallest Genus has 58 sp.                                          Largest Genus has 53 sp.—                           

✔ Little Genera Orders                                                                                 

9          767 [+] 759 [=] 1526 83        133      153      759      77        90

Smallest Genus has 49 sp.                                          Largest Genus has 41 sp—                            

 76 genera       7815    959      1525    1088 genera    7830 [+] 7815 [=] 15,545             929      1304

            565      54                                                       

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