RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Table II / Larger Genera / Smaller Genera. CUL-DAR16.170-171. (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-DAR16 contains calculations and tables for Darwin's 'big book' Natural Selection F1583.


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Larger Genera

Smaller Genera, (with the smallest wholly removed.)

 

Differ in Tab I between large & smaller genera

Differn in Tab I & II between largest & smallest genera

79/455 = 173/100 1.41

53/360 = 147/1000 1.24

26

33x

54x

86/505 = 170/1000 1.40

41/243 = 119/1000 1.31

51

47

63

257/1216 = 211/1000 1.99

114/683 = 166/1000 1.45

45

65x

93

78/913 =X 85/1000 1.44

33/513 = 64/1000 1.33

21

49x

36

573/3285 = 174/1000 1.48

334/1437 = 162/1000 1.42

12

47x

47

76/700 = 107/1000 1.36

34/426 = 79.1000 1.26

28

20

37 36

169/1000 120/707 = 169/1000 — Large figures 1.39

71/492 = 144/1000 — Smaller figures 1.36

25

28

25



(Make this Table to match Tab I )

171v

(Table III II.)

Great Britain. Bentham    (Leave line Blank)
   do    Babington. larger genera with 8 sp. up, & into the smaller with 7-4 both included
      —— Leave Line Blank
Centre of France. Boreau    "    "    8 sp & up & into " " 7-4    do
Germany & Switzerland. Koch    "    "    11 sp. & up & into " " 10-5    do
Dalmatia: Visiani    "    "    " . 8 sp & up.    7-4 —    do bottom of table '
Rumelia.    Grisebach    "    "    8 sp & up & into " " 7-4    do
Russia . Ledebour    "    "    16 sp & up " " 15-6    do
N. United States. A Gray    "    "    9 sp & up. " " 8-5    do

(the two kinds of varieties classed together)


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