RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of American Journal Science and Arts, January 1842; Gardeners' Chronicle, 1855. CUL-DAR76.B135. Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 12.2022. 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 volumes CUL-DAR 76-79 contain material for Darwin's book Cross and self fertilisation (1876).

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When I speak of flowers closed as Antirrhinum I might add papilionaceous & some other flowers. — Fumaria for instance.—

(Silliman N. American Journal of Science Jan. 1842 is the reference for pollen swept off decks of Ships)

Bailey, J. W. 1842. Yellow showers of pollen. American Journal of Science and Arts 42: 195-197. Cross and self fertilisation, p. 406: "t is remarkable that in these experiments there were on an average nineteen times as many pollen-grains in the atmosphere at the higher than at the lower levels.*
* In the 'North American Journal of Science' January 1842, there is an account of the pollen swept off the decks of a vessel."]

(Gardeners Chronicle 1855 July 21 my paper on bracteæ of Vicia sativa &c.—: see to this)

Darwin, C. R. 1855. Nectar-secreting organs of plants. Gardeners' Chronicle no. 29 (21 July): 487. Text Image PDF

p 593 M.S

I publish a notice on the subject in G Ch.

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