RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Draft of Cross and self fertilisation, pp. 45-46. CUL-DAR70.163r. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 9.2021. RN2

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-DAR70 contains material for Darwin's book Orchids (2d ed. 1877).


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as measured as [some words illeg] whether or not germinated, was placed opposite side of a very large pot. As soon as After the young seedlings in all the pots being round the a little way up the sticks, I observed that the top to crossed were much taller than other pots somewhat  taller, than fertilised plants on the opposite side they had nearly reached the summits of the  fully grown were all measured, with the result the Table 13. But [some words illeg]


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Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

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