The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online

RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Hopkirk Flora anomala. CUL-DAR205.1.50. 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: The brown crayon number '10' indicates that this document was filed by Darwin in his portfolio for the subject of Rudimentary & abortive organs.

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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Hopkirk Flora anomala

[in margin:] variable abortion

p 111. the Campanula hybrida in one part of Germany has no petals, but is said to have them in France & ilaty [Italy] - it is seldom that the Erodium maritimum entirely wants petals, but in some situations becomes so reduced, as not to be seen without close inspection (∴ variable)

p. 118. double Snap-dragon (have observed same in double Lychnis) is more tender & feebler than single plants

p 182. Abricot alberge of Duhamel said to be always true frm seed.

[Thomas Hopkirk. 1817. Flora anomala, or, a general view of the anomalies in the vegetable kingdom. Glasgow.]

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