RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Ledebour (vols 1-4) On Ranges of varying species. CUL-DAR16.111-114. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Text prepared and edited by John van Wyhe. 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.

Ledebour, Carl Friedrich von. 1842-1853. Flora Rossica, sive enumeratio plantarum in totius imperii Rossici provinciis Europaeis, Asiaticis et Americanis hujusque observatarum. 4 vols. Stuttgart.


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Ledeboure.    Vol I    On Ranges of varying species

1155 Provinces [÷] 269 all sp. having vars. [=] 4.29 average Provinces inhabited by each.    ✔

889 Provinces of do [÷]  207 sp. in gen. with 10 & upwards [=] 4.294    ✔

273Provinces of do [÷] 62sp. in gen. with 9 & under [=] 4.403    ✔

Vol. 2.    do.

869,000 1327 Provinces [÷] 286 all sp. having vars [=] 4.639    ✔

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Ledebour    Vol 2.    Ranges of Varying sp.

869 Provinces [÷] 192 sp. in gen. with 10 & upwards [=] 4.526    ✔

458 Provinces [÷] 94 sp. in gen. with 9 & under [=] 4.872    ✔

Vol. 3.    Ranges of Var. Species

1467 Provinces [÷] 265 all sp. having vars [=] 5.535    ✔

960 Provincs. [÷] 171sp. in gen. with 10 & up. [=] 5.6134    ✔

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Ledebour . Vol 3 .    Ranges of varyng species

507 Provinces [÷] 94 sp. in gen with 9 & under [=] 5.393    ✔

Vol 4.    Ranges.

992 Provinces [÷] 179 all sp. with vars. [=] 5.541    ✔

656 Provinces [÷] 122 sp. in gen. with 10 & up [=] 5.377    ✔

336 Provinces. [÷] 57 sp. in gen with 9 & under [=] 5.894    ✔

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Ledebour all 4 vols.    Ranges of Var. Species

Species in gen. with 9 & under.

Provinces  

Vol. 1    62   

273  

   II    94    ——

458 ✔

   III    94    ——

507  

 

   IV    57    ——

336  

 307

1574  

1574 [÷] 307 [=] 5.127

Summry for all 4 Vols——→

            Gen with 10 & up       Gen with 9 & under

Vol 1- 4.29     4.40

― 2     4.52     4.87

   3       5.61     5.39

   4       5.37     5.89

all 4 vols         4.87     5.12

average range of all the species whatever in the 4. Vols.

18024 [÷] 6346 [=] 2.840

D.C. 6366 [-] 46 [=] 6320    Decandolle makes 2.88

2.84 [x] 2 [=] 5.68

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Ledebour    all 4 vols.    Ranges of vary Species

All the species having vars.

Provinces  

Vol I.    1155.—

Vol I    269

1155  

 

   II    286

1327  

 

   III    265

1467  

 

   IV.    179

992  

 

 999

4941  

 

 

4941 [÷] 999 [=] 4.945averge range of varying species

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The species having vars. in genera with 10 sp. & up.

Provinces  

 

Vol. I.

S 207    ——

889  

 

― II    192    ——

869  

 

― III    171  172    ——

960 ✔

 

   IV    122    ——

656  

 

 692

3374  

 

 

3364 [÷] 692 [=] 4.875

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