RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Table A, summarising and calculations. CUL-DAR16.172. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 12.2021. RN1
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Table A. Table I (p. 16)
The numerator gives the number of sp widely the much diffused or the common species in each county.
The denominator expresses gives the number of species in both the larger & smaller genera. - See Supplement to this Chapter for detail titles of
Britain: London Catalogue (1857) H.C. Watson. Larger Genera with 5 sp. & upwards: smaller genera with 4 sp & downwards. The numerator expresses number of species found in all the 18 Provinces; into which Britain is divided.
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Centre of France: Boreau. Larger genera with 5 sp. & upwards, smaller genera with 4 & downwards. The numerator expresses the species marked C.C. or very common;
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Holland: Miquel. Larger genera with 4 species & upwards; smaller genera with 3 sp. & downwards: The numerator expresses the number of common species;
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Ratisbon. Furnrohr: larger genera with 4 sp & upwards; smaller with 3 sp & downwards. The numerator expresses the no of species marked "sehr Gemein"}
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N. United States: Asa Gray: larger genera with 5 species & up: smaller genera with 4 sp & downwards. the numerator expresses the no of species marked as "common"}
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Russia: Ledebour: Dicotyledoniæ alone: larger genera with 10 sp & upwards: smaller genera with 9 sp. & downwards. The numerator expresses the number of species found in at least 8 of his 16 Provinces. The species inhabiting 8 Provinces have about thrice the average range of all the phanerogamas}
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