RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1864. Dichogamy / Trifolium arvense (Hares-foot Trefoil). CUL-DAR76.B90. 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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1864
Dichogamy
Trifolium arvense (Hares-foot Trefoil) flower excessively small & surrounded by wool, yet incessantly visited by Hive & Humble-bees— Both exposed flowers & those under a secure net, set everyone produced its own seed.— So fully fertile without insect aid— I took ripe seed from many heads & mingled them & then examined above a score of each.—
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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