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RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. J. Scott / Leersia has not produced perfect flowers. CUL-DAR157a.93. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and John van Wyhe, edited by John van Wyhe 5.2023. RN2

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J. Scott

~~Leersia has not produced perfect flowers—~~

~~Vandellia perfect flowers~~

Adenanthera, means of dispersal case like Acorns—(caution of correlation of flowers & seeds.)

Adenanthera a partial exception to my rule—

~~Vide p 2~~

Brightly coloured

Fruit—

[93v]

Admiration of your letter & seeds

specimens — Leersia

Adenanthera — like acorn [3 words illeg]

what g[illeg] seed will be

Expression

trustworthy— 2

Photograph—

My book—

V. numnu[illeg]foli

nunnilarifol

is the sterile form

of sessiliflora

Not such transparent paper

& wd bear above & below ground

what I wanted

to be the

Vandellia sessiliflora

& V. nunn is said

sterile form of above.

Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)