RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1878?].06.14-16. Glaucium luteum / Draft of Cross and self fertilisation. CUL-DAR209.3.214. (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).

Notes for Movement in plants. Text F1325. Draft is in the hand of Ebenezer Norman with corrections by Darwin. The text of the draft corresponds to Cross and self fertilisation, pp. 374-5.


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Glaucium luteum

14 '

9° 30'

10°  10'   down to left

11. 35   atom to left & down

12   50    up & to right

2°   up to level of start

3°  10'     up & to right short way

4. 30      up & to left

  6. 5    up & little to left

7° 20      up.

9·' 5 up straight

10·  45    a little up

Apex 5 1/2 inch  

15'  6°  50'

   8°  5    down to right

   9. 23   down

  10 · 33  down, & to left little

  12     up & to left

  1°     to right short way

  2° 5    a little up & to left

  3    up on the original down line well

  4° up same spot

  5 ·      same general spot

  6   a little up & to left

  7'   up to by figure 4

  9    considerably up

  10 35 up & to left

6 older true leaves & 1 younger

Leaf with petiole 3 inches long

hardly any stem as yet developed

16'   6° 50   greatly down    16·

    8° 30   down & to left

16

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present the rare case of their flowers being dingy or having obscurely coloured. or dingy flowers.

The storage of a supply of nectar in a protected place is manifestly related to connected with the visits of insects. So is the position which the stamens and pistils occupy, either permanently or through their own movements at the proper time, period, they invariably stand [text excised] the pathway leading to the nectary.


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