The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online

RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1878].07.10-12. Erytherina caffra / Draft of Cross and self fertilisation, folio 709. CUL-DAR209.2.35. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 5.2023. 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-DAR209.2 contains materials on circumnutation of leaves and stems 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. 411.

[35]

Erytherina caffra [sketch]

filament transverse — whole leaf free stem secured

July 10

[data not transcribed]

(Used)

[36]

[Left and right sides of the sheet excised]

709

E 10

assured, is far from obvious.

produce twice as many seeds

ss up its numbers under

s of life, and if it did not

fewer flowers, and did vary

ctive organs (as often occurs

steful expenditure of seeds

ved by the flowers becoming

is worth notice. I have stated

that in Britain a much large proportion

~~ngland, and~~ their sexes separately; so it is according to Asa

America and New Zealand~~(,)~~

~~herbaceous plants~~.*(B) It is, however, doubt=

generally holds good, and

Australia. But I have

flowers of the prevailing

the Myrtaceæ, swarm with

dichogamous they would be.

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