RECORD: Darwin, C. R. Aspasia / Topsy / Multiflora alba / Agnes / Etna / Queen of scarlet /. CUL-DAR51.B12. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed and edited by John van Wyhe. RN1

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B12

Asparia, all O. two Black Th— one with whit thread— One with 2 whit thread — & one with strong —(5 crosses)

 

Topsy — 1 good ? white thread (K) common fl by peloric of Q. of Scarlet (Did not grow)    10 other crosses all O

(1) peloric by true Geranium.

(2) peloric fl by pollen of common fl of Agnes

(3) peloric by peloric of Asparia

(4) common fl by    do

(5) common fl by common own pollen [connector] [to 'by by' below]

(6) peloric fl by pollen of semi-peloric of

(6) common fl by peloric of Q. of Scarlet

7 do    do    do

(8) semi-peloric by true Geranium

9. & 10.— Three common fl. by own common pollen.—

 

 

 

Multiflra alba two self-fertilised by Bee. Each with 2 good seed O/ O/ white thread by Peloric of Scarlet Queen— (This plant set a multitude of seed & this shows peloric Pollen not good.

 

 

Unnamed ( lik) climax

O/ 3 fl with White thread by Peloric of Scarlet Q. this set a multitude of Pods, so certainly poor pollen.

 

 

 

Agnes (9 crosses) all O (Black & whit thread formed a torus I cannot make out what) Semi-peloric (one petal with blotch & 7 stamen) by pollen of own common fl. Indian whipchord (N)

- (Did not grow)  

 

 

 

Etna

1 good    Black thread (L) —— — — (1) peloric by peloric of Agnes ✔

(2) common fl by peloric of Agnes ✔

 

(M.) — (3) common fl by peloric of Agnes ✔

 

1 g—    strong —— (4) peloric of Agnes by own pollen

(4) common fl of Etna by common pollen of Topsy

 

(5) common fl of Etnas by peloric of Asparia.

 

(6) peloric by Asparia peloric

B12v

Old Queen of Scarlet

 

1 good seed    Black thread x Peloric by pollen of multiflora alba (E)

1. do    do x

1 do    Black worsted x Common fl. by pollen of short stamen of multiflora)

3 do    do    x

0    torus    ✔ 2 white threads (commn fl by Peloric of Agnes x

0    torus    (one) 1 white thread x (common fl. by pollen of long stamn of multiflor) — (G)

2    torus (two) 1 white thread x

0    torus (thr) do x

2    torus.    Black thread x

0    torus    ✔ Black worsted x

0    ―    ✔ do    x

0    torus (four) ✔ white thread x

0    0    ✔ 2 Black threds — Peloric by peloric of Agnes

0    torus    1 Black thread x

1    do    ✔ Black thred & Black worsted

0    hardly    ✔ White thread x

0    hard    ✔ Black worsted x

   Young scarlet Queen

0       string red & white common fl. by own pollen

0       white wool with black thred : peloric by pollen of commn fl of Agnes

0       whit wool peloric by pollen of Geranium

0 } all Red.    whit & Black thred peloric by pollen of commn fl of Topsy

 

 

John Bunyan

 

1 almst good  white Bobbin peloric & semi-peloric if 56 .    (I)

1. (lost)    whit Bobb & Red Thread X comn fl by do

0/ 0/ 0/ white thread    commn fl by peloric of Agnes

0          X

1 good ?    stick red thred    peloric by peloric of Q. of Scarlet (H)

0 ―    black worsted    common fl. by peloric polln of do


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