RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Mr C believes from every character it is really Hybrid. CUL-DAR205.7.252. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 1.2023. 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-DAR205.7 contains notes on hybridism, sterility and pigeons.

The brown crayon number '16' indicates that this document was filed by Darwin in his portfolio for the subject of Hybridism: prepotency. See Natural selection, p. 448.

Mr C. is apparently Mr Cattell.


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Mr C. believes from every character that it is really Hybrid

Is there not a Dale Hybrid Turnip & Hybrid Clover. Do you know what parents

(a) Does not know about Clover

Says Dales Hybrid Turnip come very true

Mr (Rivers) & [illeg] Wh is Dale? Cd I get [illeg]

Quercus robur or sessiflora & pedunculate?

who great raisers? 16

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Mr C. remarks about Clover so many species & vars, that not good case.


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