RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1862.05. Rhododendron Boothii from Boston has yellow flowers. CUL-DAR49.72. 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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May/62/ Rhododendron Boothii from Boston, has yellow flowers hanging down, but not more than some other kinds & instead of pistil being upturned, as generally, is turned down at right angles - great anomaly – [illeg] nectar is secreted on lower sides of flower
Dichogamy
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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