RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1878].09.13. Iberis umbellata / Draft of Cross and self fertilisation, folio 3. CUL-DAR209.3.218. (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 on Circumnutation of leaves and hyponasty 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. 2.
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Candy-tuft. Sept 13th Feebly lighted from vertically above
Traced on Horizontal glass [sketch]
8°· 30' a m
8 48' to R . & little from light
9 18 from Light-side & to Right
10. 17 far to Left
10. 40 do & little from L
11. 10. do do
11. 47' to right & back
12 13 do
12 58 do
1· 35 do
2° 15 do
3 to right & turning to Light Circle in 6° · 30'
3. 58 to light & little to R.
5 to light crossed old line
6 . 10 to light & little to left
7 . 20 to light ‒ big dot & thick line
8 . 30 do & little to left
9. 30 same course
10. 50 do
Used
14th 6° 50' 48' .50
8° ⎯⎯ 30' from light
Height of Pl
Stem
Plant 4 inchs high — 4 intenodes including that first Cot bends with bud in summit
Distance of tip from vertical glass 7.6
Part which bends probably 1 inch.
Height of Plant — number of internodes
(Used)
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Introduction
reaching the stigma of the same flower. There is a small class of plants, which I have called dimorphic and trimorphic, but to which Hildebrand has given the more appropriate name of heterostyled; and these consist of plants consisting of two or three distinct forms, or castes adapted for reciprocal fertilisation, so that like plants with separate sexes they can hardly fail to be intercrossed in each generation. The male and female organs of some flowers are irritable, so that the & the insects which touch them get dusted with pollen
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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