RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1878.06].14-16. Acanthus mollis / Draft of Cross and self fertilisation. CUL-DAR209.3.64. (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 11.2022. 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, p. 375.
[64]
Acanthus mollis
14th
9. 30'
10. 10 down to left right
11 . 35 to left
12 . 50 down & to left
2° same course
3. 10 do
4. 30 up parallel to down line
6. 5 up & little to left
7 20 up.
9—. 5' up.
10 .45 an atom to left & up
15th 6° 50
8° 5 straight down
9 . 23 down & to left
10 . 33 down.
12 . down & to left
1' down & to right
2° 5 to right
3' down
4° up
5° risen.
6° up
7 up & to left
9 considerably up
10 35 up same course
6 . 50 up . 16
8° 30 down.
Apex 11 inches
2d leaf on Leaf with petiole 2¼ long
[64v]
when mature in the [text excised]
The shape of the nectary and of the adjoining parts is even are likewise related to the particular kinds of insects which habitually visit the flowers: this has been well shown by H. Müller by his comparison of lowland species which are chiefly visited by bees, with
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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