RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1875-1876]. Draft of Cross and self fertilisation, Table 63 and 71. CUL-DAR76.B128-B129. 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).
The text of this draft corresponds to Cross and self fertilisation, pp. 170 and 183, respectively.
[128]
Bartonia aurea
Table 63
Pot I II III IV
V
VI |
Cross Fert Plants 31 18 4/ 19 4/ 25 36 31 16 20 |
Self fert plants 37 20 4/ 40 4/ 35 15 4/ 18 11 4/ 32 4/ |
Total in Inches |
197 |
210 4/8 |
Here we have the very rare case of the self-fertilised offspring exceeding the crossed. The whole lot were unhealthy & very sterile; but why this shd. have interfered with the usual rule I know not.─
[129]
Nemophila insignis
Table 71
These 2 Tables were too imperfect & to be used by Galton
Pot I II III
IV
V
|
Cross Plants 32 4/8 34 4/ 33 1/ 22 2/ 29 35 4/ 33 4/ 35 38 36 37 4/ 32 4/ |
Self fert plants 21 2/8 23 5/ 19 7 2/ 17 4/ 10 4/ 27 0 died 18 3/ 20 4/ 34 0 died |
Total in Inches |
399 3/8 |
199 |
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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