RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1862.06-.08.05. Monochætum ensiferum. CUL-DAR205.8.39. 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.
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July & August 5. 1862 Monochætum ensiferum
Summer flowers fertilised in June 1862
White Thread |
Black |
Black & White |
Not fertilised pods |
196 (double thread) |
8 |
44 |
0} |
93 |
58 |
0 |
0} like the 0 Black |
87 (double thread) |
0 0 |
2 flowers fertilised with both pollen |
0} not one good 0} pod found without insects |
3 white were fertilised |
0 |
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(crimson anther petal |
0 |
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faces) |
0 |
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0 |
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8 black unfertilised yellow sepal-faces insects |
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Double thread means little pollen of crimson anther was put in; & as I used old yellow pollen, a cause of doubt removed & certainly at early age crimson anther produce much most seed & more certainly
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