RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1840.08. A poor unattractive bunch of Oenothera with 5 flowers. CUL-DAR46.2.C4. 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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Maer Aug 40
A poor unattractive bunch of Anothera with 5 flowers was visited in 15 minutes by nine diff humble bees— they entered 11 flowers— one, on leading the -flower was visited 8 times.— // In 19 minutes a tuft with 8 flowers of Nemophila insignis each flower was twice visited by 2 bees
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In 15 minutes a tuft of 5 flowers of Escoltzia was visited by four 3 bees entering 4 flowers.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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