RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1878].06.26-28. Oxalis bupleurifolia / Draft of Cross and self fertilisation, folio 684 & fragment. CUL-DAR209.14.79-80. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and John van Wyhe, edited by John van Wyhe 7.2023. RN2

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-DAR209.14 contains material for Darwin's book Movement in plants (1880). Draft is in the hand of Ebenezer Norman with corrections by Darwin. The text of the draft corresponds to Cross and self fertilisation, p. 395.


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Oxalis bupleurifolia (Leaflet)

26' 9º

10   up

11. 15   up

12. 30'   up a little to right

2º    down parallel

3    do

4    do

6º   far down (dot by guess)

8. 15   vertically down

27' 6º 45'   ⨀

   8º   down

   10    — little to left & down

11º 30.    up

1º    to right & little up.

2º 50    up.

4. 35    to left

6º    far down

8. 30    far down

28 6º 50

   8 45

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73 684

Chap. E 10

Gardeners' Chronicle, 1856 p. 823. Lindley's Theory of Horticulture, p. 319.)

Only two trials were made to ascertain after low long an interval of time, pollen taken from a [text excised] would obliterate [text excised] completely the

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Oxalis bupleurifolia (Petiole like a phyllodium)

26' 9º

10º up

11º 15    up

12º 30'    down

2º    up again  [sketch]

3    do

4.    up

6    up moder—

8º. 15    up.

10. 10    up & to right

27' 6º 45'    ⨀

8º    down

10º    down

11º 30    up

1º    —    up

2. 50'    up

4. 35    up considerably

6º    well up

8º 30    little up

10. 15    to right

28th 6. 50

8. 45

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distinct variety prevents more or less completely [the] action of a plant's own pollen. from acting. The stigmas in two lately expanded flowers on a variety of cabbage, called Ragged Jack, were well covered with pollen from the same plant. After an interval of 23 hours, pollen from the early Barnes Cabbage growing at a distance was


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