RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1864.05.25. Walnut. CUL-DAR49.102. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 1.2022. 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-DAR49 contains notes for Natural selection chap. 3 on 'On...organic beings occasionally crossing' or dichogamy.
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Walnut May 25 1864
Fertilised by wind stamens short but male flowers fixed on long Racines, which is easily shaken by wind. Anthers open widely laterally & let large quantity of quite incoherent pollen fall out without any shaking. Stigma very large & rough prominently seated on ovarium.
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