RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. [Decandolle] Vol. 2. CUL-DAR15.2.80. 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.

The note is partly in the hand of Ebenezer Norman, Darwin's copyist.


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Vol: 2. P. 392 — Vars: marked differently (Have not counted these) Those are cultivated vars.

At end of Leguminosæ there are some Genera "non satis notæ". P. 521

not counted. (Right)

Vol: 2. P. 527. A Genus with no species. Right

Vol: 11 Ps 104 & 122 — Two Vars: marked a (not counted either)

Three Vars: each marked B at P. 171, 403, 407— these have been counted as three separate Vars: Also p. 127. 165, 214. 252. 260 266, 337, 351, 372, 374, 381, 394

In Vol: 11 a great many Vars: are marked with asterisks. (Counted)

Vol. 13. P 314 is a Var. a without B.

― ― 412 Vars: marked with Eng: Letters not counted them Cultivated

(also at P. 698 — (not counted)

― ― 731 ―

Vars marked by a by itself)

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Separate all orders by a line; but you may run all the small ones in several volumes together; Keeping on separate Pages.

1 Leguminosæ}

2 Rosaceæ} Vol. 2.

3 Acanthaceæ}

4. Verbenaceæ} Vol XI

 putting the small orders with those in Vol. 2

5. Solanaceæ Vol. 13. P. I

putting small order of Dipsaceæ & Plantago in same general list with small orders in Vol. 2.

Mark the name & volume on each of your Pages.


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