RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1874.06.23. Really the last counting. CUL-DAR57.91. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 1.2023. RN1

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Really the last counting. June 23 /74/

[calculations not transcribed.]

Maximum 260 (another 255, & 252)

Minimum 130

N. B The average wd not have been so high had I not counted many spec. forced in cool Hot-House which were extraordinary fine leaves. —

I must correct the averge everywhere.

I counted in the leaf with 252 tents, those with coloured pedicels viz marginal & submarginal, & those with colourless or green pedicels on disc. The latter on were 90 & the marg & submar 162. — but they graduate in each other


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