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RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. CUL-DAR15.2.55-59. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

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.

Candolle, Augustine Pyramus de. 1824-1825. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive, Enumeratio contracta ordinum generum specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarium, juxta methodi naturalis, normas digesta. vols. 1-2. Paris: Treuttel & Würtz. [Darwin Library-Down] vol. 1 PDF vol. 2 PDF

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D. C. Done by Volumes

Gen. with 17 sp. & up	Genera with 16—8 inclusive
Vol 2 I
313.000 [÷] 3275 [=] .095	33.000 [÷] 358 [=] .092
Proportion of Var to sp.
605.000 [÷] 313 [=] 1.93	63.000 [÷] 33 [=] 1.90
Vol 10
160.000 [÷] 1742 [=] .091	25.000 [÷] 220 [=] .113
Proportion of vars to sp.
200.000 [÷] 160 [=] 1.25	28.000 [÷] 25 [=] 1.12

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D. C. Done by volumes

Gen. with 17 sp & up. Gen with 16-8 inclusive

Vol XI.

273.00 [÷] 1962 [=] .139 49.000 [÷] 324 [=] .151

Proportion of vars to sp.

371.000 [÷] 273 [=] 1.35 76.000 [÷] 49 [=] 1.55

Vol. XII

244.000 [÷] 2110 [=] .115 39.000 [÷] 286 [=] .136

Proportion of vars to sp.

342.000 [÷] 244 [=] 1.40 48.000 [÷] 39 [=] 1.23

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D. C. Done by volumes

Genera with 17 sp & up. Gen . with 16-8 inclusive

Vol XIII

253.000 [÷] 1503 [=] .168 21.000 [÷] 159 [=] .132

Proportion of vars to sp.

375.000 [÷] 253 [=] 1.48 36.000 [÷] 21 [=] 1.71

Vol XIV

267.000 [÷] 1511 [=] .176 21.000 [÷] 125 [=] .168

Proportion of vars. to sp.

407.00 [÷] 267 [=] 1.52 28.000 [÷] 21 [=] 1.33

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D. C.

Genera with 17 sp & up Genera with 16—8

All 6 vols together

1510.00 [÷] 12103 [=] .124 188.000 [÷] 1472 [=] .127

Proportion of vars to sp

2300.000 [÷] 1510 [=] 1.52 279.000 [÷] 188 [=] 1.48

Labiatae by themselves

185.000 [÷] 1843 [=] .105 31.000 [÷] 247 [=] .125

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D. C.— 28 gigantic genera taken some out of all orders.

455.000 [÷] 3772 [=] 120/1000

Proportion of Var t sp.

796.000 [÷] 455 [=] 1.74

Sections of Genera in Vol. 10, 11, 12

Of all the largest genera in each order, givng 31 large section; each with 31 sp & var & 144 smaller section . —

190.000sp. havg vars [÷] 1622sp. in large section [=] 116/1000 167.000 [÷] 1404 [=] .118 /1000

Labiatae 8 largest genera

Larger section 48.000sp. having vars [÷] 541 [=] .088 Smaller section 66.000 sp. having vars. [÷] 512 [=] .128

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The two gigantic genera in Labiatae

59.000 no' of sp having vars [÷] 653 no' of sp in → [=] .090

Proportion of vars. to sp.

71.000 [÷] 59 [=] 1.20

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