RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Asa Gray / [instructions to Mr Norman?]. CUL-DAR16.290a-290b. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and John van Wyhe, edited by John van Wyhe 3.2023. 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.

[290a]

Asa Gray

Genera with 9 sp. and upwards

Species

Sp. having Vars:

Vars:

Big Type Vars

Common Sp:

Com: and Vars:

Species with big type vars

Ranunculus

13

 

 

2

6

1

2

Viola

17

 

 

3

6

2

1

Hypericum

14

 

 

1

2

 

1

Polygala

13

 

 

1

3

 

1

Desmodium

18

 

 

 

6

 

 

Potentilla

11

1

2

 

2

 

 

Rubus

11

1

2

 

5

1

 

Oenothera

9

1

4

 

2

1

 

Cornus

9

 

 

 

4

 

 

Viburnum

10

1

2

 

3

 

 

Galium

10

2

3

 

6

1

 

Liatris

10

 

 

1

1

 

1

Eupatorium

16

 

 

 

2

 

 

Aster

38

5

5

3

15

3

2

Solidago

35

4

6

2

13

3

1

Helianthus

18

3

3

 

4

3

 

Coreopsis

12

 

 

1

 

 

1

Nabalus

9

2

2

 

2

1

 

Lobelia

12

 

 

 

2

 

 

Vaccinium

11

1

1

4

4

1

1

Ilex

9

 

 

 

1

 

 

Utricularia

11

 

 

 

2

 

 

Gerardia

10

 

 

 

5

 

 

Pyrecanthemum

9

 

 

1

1

 

1

Scutellaria

10

 

 

 

2

 

 

Phlox

9

2

3

1

2

1

1

Gentiana

9

1

1

1

3

 

1

Asclepia

14

1

1

 

7

1

 

Polygonum

15

1

2

3

10

3

2

Euphorbia

14

1

1

 

3

 

 

Quercus

18

 

 

3

5

1

2

otamogeton

12

1

1

2

7

3

2

Platanthera

16

1

1

 

7

 

 

Smilax

10

2

2

 

2

2

 

Juncus

20

3

3

 

8

2

 

Cyperus

19

2

2

1

5

2

1

Eleocharis

16

1

2

1

5

1

1

Scirpus

14

3

4

 

3

2

 

Rhynchospora

10

 

 

 

1

 

 

Glyceria

10

 

 

 

4

 

 

Poa

11

 

 

 

2

 

 

Panicum

17

1

1

 

9

1

 

Carex

131

13

17

2

31

11

 

  43

710

54

71

33

213

47

22 species having big-type v

  sp having big type vars

—

22

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

76

104

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Species

Sp. having Vars:

Vars:

Big Type Vars

Common Sp:

Com: and Vars:

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Genera with 5 sp. and upwards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

113

1136

74

106

51

326

61

 

 43

710

54

71

33

213

47

 

 Genera with 5, 6, 7 & 8 species 70

426

20

35

18

113

14

 

  species having big-type v

—

14

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

34

43

 

 

 

 

 

[290av]

Asa Gray

[2990bv]

Asa Gray (must send my M.S. with result)

Wr Write name at top of Paper.—

From the big side, make list of all genera with 9 & upwards & that will give big side then subtract the total from the big side (from which genera with 4 species have already been subtract subtracted) & this will remainder will give list of biggest smaller genera, & with on other side viz, those with 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 sp. genera

(But when before this is done add to the half with biggest genera, Carex as below. p. 509 take Book & fill this up.

 

No' of species

no' of specis having varieties

number of vars

Big type var

Common species

common & vars.

Carex

131 132

 

 

 

 

 

 

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