RECORD: Darwin, C. R. & Emma Darwin. n.d. Abstract of Bentham, Handbook of the British Flora, etc. CUL-DAR45.140. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 10.2022. RN1

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR45 contains notes for Natural selection chap. 4 'Variation under nature'.

Bentham, George. 1858. Handbook of the British Flora, etc. London.

[140]

Bentham p 193

"Potentilla reptans (Linn)

"Petals large & yellow mostly 5 but occasionally only 4

p 193

Potentilla tourmentilla (Sibth)

"Flowers small, bright yellow and most with 4 petals; the first one however, of each stem has occasionally 5

 

Return to homepage

Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

File last updated 26 October, 2022