RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Babingtons Flora - species divided into 7 & upward. CUL-DAR16.231a-231c. (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 3.2023. RN3
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.
[231A]
Babingtons Flora.— species Divided into 7 & upward — & into 6, 5, 4, 3. — (carex added)
Rubus Salix Hieracium. Rosa omitted
Large side
85 [÷] 504 [=] 168/1000
Small side
60 [÷] 431 [=] 139/1000
Hooker objection implies that Babington & Henslow varieties all have been treated in same way
[231B]
Sagina 7—1— 1
Pym 7—1—1
Acanth 7—0— 0
Campis 7. 1— 1
Verben 7—1— 2
Lam 7—0—0
Allium 7—2—2
49—6—7
[231C]
Thalictrum 6—1—1
Dianthus 6
Lychnis 6
Stellaria 6—1. 2
Medicago 6 1. 1
Crepis 6
Erica 6
Alopecurus 6
[Schelarnho] 6. 2. 2
54.—5. 6
[231Cv]
Babingtons Flora
Genera with 3 sp. |
120— |
13— |
14 |
with 4 |
152 |
31— |
36 |
― 5 |
105 |
11.— |
17 |
|
377— |
55— |
67 |
with 6 |
54— |
5— |
6 |
Genera 3—6 inclusive |
431== |
60== |
73 |
|
|
|
|
Genera with 6 & upwards |
488— |
83— |
117 |
subtract gen 6 |
54— |
5— |
6 |
|
434— |
78— |
111 |
Carex.— |
70. |
7. |
8 |
504— |
85— |
119 |
|
subtract gen with 7 |
49— |
6. |
7 |
455— |
79— |
112 |
|
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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