RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1862].03.04. Mr Turnbull's Centradenia. CUL-DAR205.8.18. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 4.2022. 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-DAR205.8 contains notes on the genus Monochaetum and other plants.
"Turnbull, George Henry, 1819-80. Building contractor who resided at the Rookery, Down. Became a subscriber to the Down Coal and Clothing Club in 1854-55 until 1872. His gardener, John Horwood, oversaw the construction of CD's hothouse in 1863. Three letters from CD to T survive." (Paul van Helvert & John van Wyhe, Darwin: A Companion, 2021.)
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March 4th Mr Turnbulls Centradenia - examined more carefully – pistil at first bending rectangularly out, with 4 larger sepal-faces projecting on each side of pistil out of that side of flower, as in Monochætum.
The ivy small petal–faces stand straight up, at this early stage, behind the large plate-like yellow connective projections – The connective of the smaller white anthers are reduced to yellow knobs – I do not think observation of much 1st is to be trusted.
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