RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1878].07.22-26. Cobaea scandens / Draft of Cross and self fertilisation, folio 46. CUL-DAR209.3.12. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 11.2022. 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-DAR209.3 contains materials on Circumnutation of leaves and hyponasty for Darwin's book Movement in plants (1880).
The text of the draft corresponds to Cross and self fertilisation, pp. iii-iv.
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Cobæa scandens Blackened ones of the terminal Branches [sketch]
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Chapter II.
Convolvulaceæ
Ipomoea purpurea, comparison of the height & fertility of the crossed & self-fertilised plants during ten successive generations ─ greater constitutional vigour of the crossed plants ─ The Effects on the offspring of crossing different flowers on the same plants, instead of crossing distinct individuals ─ The Effects of a cross with a distinct & fresh stock─ The descendants of the self-fertilised plants named Hiro─ Summary on the growth, vigour & fertility of the successive crossed & self-fertilised generations ─ small amount of pollen in the anthers of the self-fertilised plants of the later generations & the sterility of their first-produced flowers ─ Uniform colour of the flowers produced by the self-fertilised plants ─The advantages from a cross between two distinct of plants depend on their differing in constitution or character.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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