RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1862. Open plants [number of seeds per head]. CUL-DAR157a.87. (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 11.2025. 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 volume CUL-DAR157a. contains Darwin's 'Experiment Book' and loose notes originally kept within it.
[87]
Open plants
96
31 small bed
79
42 (1st Experiments)
94
2
78
79
31
47
57.9 say 60 seeds per head
so under 7 seeds per head
87v
[totals not transcribed]
121
136 seeds
20 Heads of Clover under cover
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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