RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1878.06.?]13-16. Carnation / Draft of Cross and self fertilisation. CUL-DAR209.3.149. (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 12.2022. 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-DAR209.3 contains materials 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, pp. 378-9.
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Carnation 13' June
8° 25
9 . 15 down & to left
10 . 20 same course
11. 25 vertically down
1° down same course
2 . down & to left
3° same course
4 do
5 vertically down
6 . down. & to left
7° 15 same course
9 down
10. 15'
14th 6° 40' still down
8° down
9° 10 down little & to right.
10 10 to right very short way
11 . 35 down
12 50 down & to right
2° down & to left
3' 10 a little up
4 . 30 to left & little down.
6. 5 same course
7° 20 down & to right
9°. 5' considerably up
10. 45 down & to left
15th
6° 50
8. 5 to left
9 23' up & little to right
10 30 to left
12 up & to right
1° down to same point
Tip 8¾ from glass
2. 5 up
3' down
4° little to left
5 a little down
6 up
7 up & to left
9 up & to right
10. 30 to left
16th
6. 50 to left
8° 30' do.
9. 12 little down
10. 15 atom to left
12 up
12 . 55 to right, making circle.
2° down & to right
3 down & to left.
4 . 30 same spot
6 to left
8. 30 atom down.
10 . 35 a bit lower.
17. 6°. 45'
8 30' to left
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*(a). page 46
See, for instance the remarks by Herbert, Amaryllidace
Gärtner's strong expres
Bastarderzengung, 1849
Befruchtung, 1844, p.
Fecòndation, &c, 1846 p
been published during las
tendency of hybrid plant
forms; but as it is not
=fully protected from inse
that they were oftern ferti
parent-species, brought
*(b) page 46
Kenntniss der Befruch
*(c) page 46
Herschel's experiments,
niss &c, p. 574) which are
likewise show how large
by insects. He castrated
belonging to 22 genera, as
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