RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Table F Relative fertility of the flowers on the parent plants used in my. CUL-DAR76.B126-B127. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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B126
Table F
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Lathyrus odoratus: crossed & self-fert. flowers on crossed & self-fert. plants of 1st gen. ...
100 to 65
Sarothamnus scoparius: crossed & self-fert, flowers on parent-plants ....
✔ —41
Ononis minutissima: " " " on parent-plants ....
✔ —65
Cuphea purpurea: " " " on parent-plants
✔ —113
Passiflora gracilis: " " " on parent-plants
✔ —85
Specularia speculum: " " " on parent-plants
✔ —72
Lobelia — ramosa: " " " on crossed & self-fert. plants of 1st gen. by weight
—60
― fulgens: " " " on parent-plants
(about) ✔ —100
Nemophila insignis: " " " on parent-plants (by weight)
✔ —69
Borago officinalis: " " " on parent-plants ....
✔ —60
Nolana prostrata: " " .. on parent-plants
✔ —100
Petunia violacea: " " " on parent-plants. (by weight)
✔ —67
― ― " " on crossed & self-fert. plants of th 1' gen, by weight
—68
― ― " " " " of th 4th gen. by weight
—72
― ― flowers on self-fert. plants of th 4th gen. crossed by a fresh stock & other flowers again self-fertilised .... by weight
—48
Nicotiana tabacum: crossed & self-fert flower on parent-plants (by weight)
✔ —150
― ― " " " on crossed & self-fert plants of th 1' gen. by weight
—97
― ― flowers on self-fert. plants of 2d gen. crossed by undercrossed plants, & other flowers again self-fertilised .... by estimation
—110
― ― flowers on self-fert. plants of 3d gen. crossed by a fresh stock & other flowers again self-fertilised, .... by estimation
—110
Cyclamen persica: crossed & self-fert. flower on parent-plants ....
✔ —38
Anagallis Collina: (red var.) crossed & self-fert. flowers on parent-plants ....
✔ —96
― ― flowers on th red var crossed by blue var, & other flower on th red var. self-fertilised ....
—48
Canna warscewiz: crossed & self-fert. flowers on parent-plants, & on three next generations of crossed & self-fertilised plants, taken all together ....
O —85
23 cases — 16 species
[+] 28 [+] 18
[=] 51 cases [=] 34 species
B127
Table F
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Relative fertility of th flowers on the parent-plants used in my experiments, when crossed when impregnated with pollen from a distinct plant & with their own pollen. Fertility judged by th average number of seeds per capsule. Fertility of crossed flowers taken as 100.—
Ipomaea purpurea : (crossed & self-fertilised flowers on th) parent-plants — — — — — — yielded seeds as (about) as
✔ 100 to 100
― ― first generation of crossed & self-fert. flowers on the crossed & self-fert plants of th first generation ....
—93
― ― do do do third generation —
—94
― ― do do do fourth generation —
—94
― ― do do do fifth generation ....
—107
Mimulus luteus: crossed & self-fert. flowers on parent-plants. judged (by weight) of seeds
✔ —79
― ― " " " on crossed & self-fert plants of third gen. do
—65
some plants in following year
—74
Linaria vulgaris: " " " on parent plants. .
✔ —14
Vandellia nummularifolia: " " " perfect flowers on parent-plants
(؟) ✔ —67
Gesneria pedulina: " " " flowers on parent-plants by weight
✔ —100
Salvia coccinea: " " " on parent-plants.
about ✔ —100
Brassica oleracea: " " " on parent-plants. ...
✔ —25
Papaver vagum: " " " on parent plant (early in season)
about ✔ —6
Eschscholtzia californica: " " . ... on parent-plant by weight
✔ —71
― ― (Brazilian stock) " on parent plants do about
✔ —12
Reseda lutea: crossed & self-fert flowers on parent-plants in some certain individuals ....
✔ —0
― odorata " " " " do. ....
✔ —0
Viola tricolor: crossed & self-fert flowers on crossed & self-fert plants of th 1' gen ....
—69
Delphinium consolida: " " on the parent-plants ....
✔ —59
Viscaria oculata: " " " on the parent-plants. by weight
✔ —38
" . " : . another trial on following year. do
—58
Dianthus ccaryophyllus: crossed & self-fert flowers on th parent-plants ....
✔ —92
― ― ." " " . on crossed & self-fert. plants of 1st genr. ....
—65
― ― flowers on self-fert. plants of th 3d. gen. crossed by undercrossed plants, & other flowers again self-fertilised ....
—97
― ― flowers on self-fert. plants of th 3d gen. crossed by fresh stock & other flowers again self-fertilised ....
—127
Tropaeolum minus: crossed & self-fert flowers on th parent-plants ....
✔ —92
― tricolorum: " " on parent-plant ....
✔ —115
Limnanthus douglasii : " " on parent plant ....
about ✔ —100
28 cases — 18 species
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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