RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1842.06.19. Saw large Humble-Bees go to flowers of Lathyrus grandiflora. CUL-DAR49.39. 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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Shrewsbury June 19th 1842. Saw large Humble-Bees go to X flowers of Lathyrus grandiflora always on left side, to which pistil bends (paper on this subject & on its sterility without aid in Gardeners Magazine Vol 8)
More than in other Peas intermediate structure with Phaseolus. Depressing wings with force cause pollen to protrude. Saw fly (21) go to this flower.
Common Rhinanthus in N. Wales. Capel Curig visited
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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