RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1878?].02.04-07. Maize (Zea) / Draft of Cross and self fertilisation. CUL-DAR209.4.426-428. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and John van Wyhe; edited by John van Wyhe 9-10.2022. RN1
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Draft of Cross and self fertilisation in the hand of Ebenezer Norman.
"Norman, Ebenezer, 1835/6-1923. 1854- Schoolmaster at Down and from 1856 and many years thereafter copyist for CD. 1856 Aug. 17 First payment for copying in CD's Account book (Down House MS). Many thereafter. CCD6:444. 1857 CD to Hooker, "I am employing a laboriously careful Schoolmaster". CCD6:443. 1858 CD to Hooker, "I can get the Down schoolmaster to do it [i.e. transcribe] on my return". CCD7:130. 1871 Banker's clerk in Deptford." (Paul van Helvert & John van Wyhe, Darwin: A Companion, 2021)
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Fig. 39.
Feb. 4' ─ to 7th.
Maize. — Plumule
Frank has copied
Fig. 39. (same scale)
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Fig 39 Zea mays: circumnutation of cotyledon, traced on Horizontal glass from 8° 30 A. Feb 4th to 8° A.m. Feb. 6th.— movement of bead Tracing magnified much more on first than on second day,— on a mean about 25 times.─
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Ipomoea
Table 2. (second generation)
No. of Pot |
Crossed Plants |
Self-fertd. Plants |
I |
inches |
|
II |
85 4/8 |
61 4/8 |
Total inches |
505 |
398 |
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[Cross and self fertilisation, p. 31: "Crossed and self-fertilised Plants of the Second Generation.—Flowers on the crossed plants of the last generation (Table I.) were crossed by pollen from distinct plants of the same generation; and flowers on the self-fertilised plants were fertilised by pollen from the same flower. The seeds thus produced were treated in every respect as before, and we have in Table II. the result."]
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