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' 9°

10   up

11. 15   up

12. 30'   up a little to right

2°    down parallel

3    do

4    do

6°   far down (dot by guess)

8. 15   vertically down

27' 6° 45'   ⨀

   8°   down

   10    — little to left & down

11° 30.    up

1°    to right & little up.

2° 50    up.

4. 35    to left

6°    far down

8. 30    far down

28 6° 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' 9°

10° up

11° 15    up

12° 30'    down

2°    up again  [sketch]

3    do

4.    up

6    up moder—

8°. 15    up.

10. 10    up & to right

27' 6° 45'    ⨀

8°    down

10°    down

11° 30    up

1°    —    up

2. 50'    up

4. 35    up considerably

6°    well up

8° 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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