RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. [table of numbers of asters flowering true]. CUL-DAR46.2.A29-A30. 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. The volume CUL-DAR46.2 contains Notes for Natural selection.
[A29]
Asters
Name |
Number of Plants |
|
1 white |
6 |
true [Astess] |
2 crimson |
5 |
true |
3 Pink with white |
5 |
4 true 1 Pinker |
4 Dark blue with white |
5 |
true |
6 Dark crimson with white |
6 |
true |
7 Crimson with white |
6 |
1 paler |
8 Carmine with white |
5 |
true no difference from common |
All above taller & different flowers All below quilled
Pale red quilled |
5 |
1 false |
Carmine with white |
5 |
true |
Pale pink with white stripe |
6 |
3 |
violet white stripe |
4 |
2 false |
|
58 |
7 |
[A30]
Name |
Number |
|
Sky Blue |
4 |
true |
Rose with white |
4 |
1 quite false |
Pink quilled |
4 |
true |
Pale blue striped |
3 |
true |
Pale red with white quilled |
7 |
1 pale blue |
Ultramarine quilled |
5 |
true |
Violet quilled |
5 |
true |
Crimson violet |
3 |
1 tall but true in colour |
Crimson quilled |
5 |
all true very dwarf |
Flesh colour quilled |
5 |
true |
Rose colour |
5 |
true |
Pink with white quilled |
5 |
true |
|
55 |
2 |
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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