RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1875-1876]. Draft of Cross and self fertilisation. CUL-DAR63.64r. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 12.2022. RN1
NOTE: Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin.
Draft is in the hand of Ebenezer Norman with corrections by Darwin. The text of the draft corresponds to Cross and self fertilisation, p. 82.
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open. Twist round and place themselves longitudinally
The lower and inner side of the mouth of the corolla is thickly clothed with hairs, and these collect so much of the fallen pollen that I have seen the under surface of a humble-bee thickly dusted with it; but this can never be applied by the bees to the stigma, as in the bees in retreating they do not turn their undersides surfaces upwards. I was therefore puzzled whether these hairs were of any use; but Mr. Belt has I think explained their case use: the smaller kinds
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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