RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Floating of dried and undried plants /summary of results. CUL-DAR157a.92. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 5.2023. 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.
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Summary
Sunk Under 10 days |
Floated over 10 under 25 |
Floated over 25 to 90 & upwards day |
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Not dryed 72/94 |
Dried 62/94 |
Not dryed 15/94 |
Dried 14/94 |
not dried 7/94 |
Dried 18/94 all these above 28 days See Back |
Not dryed Walnuts Nuts & Not dryed Asparagus 22-23 Lychnis dioica 21-22 Honeysuckle 3-4 days Helosciadium 1-2 Barbery Papaver 5-6
Viscaria 2-3 Dianth 1-2 Narthecium 6-7 Sweet Briar 2-3 Juniper 12-13 |
Dryed. 90-day, still floating -germinated after 90 days - 74 days
85-86- germinated 44-45 21-22 whole plant 21-22 seeds- thrown away after 90 days? germinated well 40-41 14-15
30-31 28-29 16-17 21-22 38-39 |
average 67 2 beyond patience |
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87 [-] 23 [=] 64
64/87 endured sea water for 28 days
18/94 floated (dried) above (much above/ 28 days)
∴ 64/87 of 18/94 = 1152/8178 = rather above 1/7 or rather more & & 1/10 = stat .140
The proportion of any flower which cd be transported across sea for 28 days & germinated = [calculations not transcribed] = geographical miles
No doubt tossing of sea wd make plants sink much sooner, but then average far above 28 days
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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