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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