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RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1856.06.24. compared flowers and leaves of the several Pois sans Parchemin. CUL-DAR46.2.A25. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 8.2022. 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-DAR46.2 contains Notes for Natural selection.

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June 24'/56/ compared flowers & leaves of the several Pois sans Parchemin & cd perceive no difference except tallness, & size & flower being either purple or white

Lewis Negro-podded Pea & Berkeley sans Parchemin have flowers identical though Pods so different in colour; if any difference Negro has paler standard. There are 2 Peas sans parchemin with pink wings — these have pale red marks on bracteas. All the dark peas have darker red mark.—

one of these grows in very odd way in whorls, with 3 or 4 flowers on stalk & with fistulous stem

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