RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1841.03. Neapolitan double Violets. CUL-DAR205.1.23. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 8.2021. 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-DAR205.1 contains notes on rudimentary organs.


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Neapolitan double Violets – earlier, pale coloured large white centre. in the most double ones pistil converted into green & purple cabbage. stamens into pelats with orange scale generally persistent & trace of anther's cells one same part of petal – in one I found small pellet of pollen with pistil quite converted into cabbage. March/41/


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