RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Pallas, Memoir sur la variation des animaux, 1780: 75. CUL-DAR76.A22. 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: 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 volumes CUL-DAR 76-79 contain material for Darwin's book Cross and self fertilisation (1876).
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Pallas. act. acad— St. Peters. 1780. Part 2d. p.75
"Memoire sur la aper ne variation des animaux." arguing against Linnæus theory. whi he says some plants cannot be crossed— As Labiatæ Papilionaceous (Hence Anderson) plants.— especially Astragalus Diadelphia Phaseolus Kidney Bean Linarias Didynamia. allied to Antirrhinum. les Orchidés.' (!!!
Says these cannot be crossed even by act of man! —Mr Knight picked them Peas out as easiest!!
Labiatæ includes Stachys & Salvia— then as Linaria is not a true Labiatæ. —
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