RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Grisebach, 1843. Spicilegium Florae Rumelicæ et Bithynicæ. CUL-DAR16.145a-145b. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 12.2021. 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-DAR16 contains calculations and tables for Darwin's 'big book' Natural Selection F1583.
[145a]
A. Grisebach, Spicilegium Florae Rumelicæ et Bithynicæ - 1843
None excluded - vars marked a not counted, but I have not myself marked all vars
Genera with 6 sp & up.
sp 1136 sp. with vars.
.086/1000 (Q)
Genera with 5 & down
sp with 1083 sp. with vars. .049/1000 (Q)
Proportion of vars to species 142 [÷] 98 [=] 1.459 (Q) 62 [÷] 54 [=] 1.148
Genera with 8 sp. & up. 917
sp with vars .085/1000 (Q)
Genera with 7—4 sp includes 513
sp with vars .064/1000 (Q)
[145av]
Proportion of vars to species
Genera with 8 7 & up. Genera with 7 4 inclusive
/over
[145av]
Proportion of vars to species
Genera with 8 sp. & up. 78 113 [÷] 78 [=] 1.44 (Q)
Genera with 7—4 sp includes 33 44 [÷] 33 [=] 1.33 (Q)
[145b]
Grisebach Rumelia
Do not count those Doubtful species, which are not numbered (p. 8) see p. 89 for the most perplexing case.
Attend, also, to type p. 130-307-384.
In counting the varieties never count the (a)
The varieties all marked by Greek letters in separate line or sentence "Lusus" not counted
Count Species & varieties
Finish at p. 478
Divide into 6 & upwards / 5. / 4, 3, 2, 1 /
The species are numbered in each Family & not in each genus. The Genera have section v. p. 30 for example
[in margin:] (Look to Habitats of Varieties.)
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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