The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online

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

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

[290a]

Asa Gray

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[290av]

Asa Gray

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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.

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Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)