RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Decandolle Vol 12. CUL-DAR15.2.79. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 3.2023. 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 volume CUL-DAR15.2 contains calculations and tables for Darwin's 'big book' Natural Selection F1583.
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Decandolle Vol. 12
p. 5. exclude species minus notæ & species incognito
p 20 p 42 p 69 p. 175 & non satis notæ
Exclude a vars
— (Count vars marked ? p 81)
Separate the Families orders & name them marked at top of page
11 & upwards / 9 10 & under /
p. 21 & 22 I see where only 1 species to genus it is not numbered
The genera are numbered by Roman Letters
p 27 — to 32 a sort of Heading
vars. marked by Greek Letter & by name
p 62 Sections to Genera come in as before
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Genera species in each genus numbered: in large genera count, on slip of Paper
Count up all your columns at end of each great Family
viz those names on Head of Right Page
Orders named at top of right-hand Page
Do the Labiatæ quite separate from the 3 or 4 other little Families but separate those & name them; & but add them up altogether: So there will be two quite separate halves Labiatæ in one, & all other orders in others. — Mark each Page Decandolle Prodromus Vol. 12.—
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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