RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1878?].06.14-16. Pelargonium zonale / Draft of Cross and self fertilisation, folio 642. CUL-DAR209.3.257-258. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 12.2022. 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 for Darwin's book Movement in plants (1880).

Draft is in the hand of Ebenezer Norman with corrections by Darwin. The text of this draft corresponds to Cross and self fertilisation, p. 369.


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Pelargonium zonale circumnutation of leaf

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(same scale give all lettering, six sets.

The dotted lines are merely to show to which dots the Hours & dates refer. There are two broken nocturnal lines.

P( Pelargonium zonale: downward movement & circumnutation of young leaf, illuminated from above, traced on horizontal glass from 9 3o Jun 14th to 10. 30 P.m

Apex of leaf 9 1/4 Bases of petiole Apex petiole of leaf 11 1/2 inches from glass, so tracing considerably moderately magnified

Temp. 15˚ to 16 1/2˚ C., perhaps too low for rapid growth.

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ChapterE 10

Verbascum lychnitis, (do) highly self-fertile

Vandellia nummularifolia (do) perfect flowers produce a good many capsules.

Bartsia odontites (do) Covered-up plants produced a good many seeds; but several of these were shrivelled, nor were they so numerous as those produced by unprotected plants, which were incessantly visited by hive and humble bees.

Specularia speculum (Lobeliaceæ), covered plants produced almost as many capsules as the uncovered.

Lactuca sativa (Compositæ), covered plants produced some seeds, but the summer was wet and unfavourable.

Galium aparine (Rubiaceæ), covered plants produced quite as many seeds as the uncovered.

Apium petroselinum (Umbelliferæ), cov covered plants apparently were as productive as the uncovered.

Zea mays (Gramineæ), a single plant in the greenhouse produced a good many grains.


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