RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Crossed Plants within 5 per cent of height of self-fert(ilised) Plants. CUL-DAR77.103-105b. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Text prepared and edited by John van Wyhe. 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).
103
Crossed Plants within 5 per cent of height of self-fert Plants
Adonis 100
Viscaria 97
Phaseolus 96
Passiflora 104
Apium 100
Specularia 98
Vandellia 96
Borago 102
Nicotiana 96
Primula 100
Canna 101
11 species 1090
109000 [÷] 11 [=] 9.999
1090
[+] Nolana 105
[=] 1195
☞ 1195 [÷] 12 [=] 9958 4 places
= say 100
Self-fert plants more than 5 per cent taller than crossed Plants
Hibiscus 109
Pisum 115
Bartonia 107
Thunbergia 108
Eschscholtz 107
5 species 546
546 [÷] 5 [=] 109.2
104
Mean height of Plants crossed by fresh stock above Self-fertilised Plants.
Ipomnara 78
Mimulus 52
Iberis 89
Eschschuliza 109
Dianthus 81
Pisum 67
Lathyrus 83.
Petunia 66
Nicotiana 60
Anagallis 66.
Primula 46
Do 85
(12 species) 882
average 73.5
say 74.
Also subtract Eschsoltzia 109 & divide by 11.
882 [÷] 12 [=] 73.5
826 (+?) [illeg] 49 [+] 13 [=] 62
105
Crossed Plants exceeding self-fertilised by above 5 per cent — in pots
Ipomaea 77
Mimulus 64
Viola 42
Delphinium (84)
72
Dianthus 92
Pelargonium 74
Tropaeolum 79.
Limnanthes 79
Lupinus { 82 86
Sarothamnus 46
Ononis 88
Clarkia 82
Scabiosa 90
Lactuca 82
Specularia
Lobelia 82
Ditto 93
Digitalis 70
Calceolaria 77
Linaria 81.
Verbascum 86
Gesneria 90
Salvia 76
Origanum 86
Brassica 95
Iberis 86
Papaver 89
Reseda 85
Do 87
Nemophila 49
Nolana (105)
89
Petunia 71
Cyclamen 79
2606
Brought forward
2606
Anagallis 69
Fagopyrum 69
Beta 87
Zea 89
Phalaris 92
(38 species) (divide 3 places) 3012
average 79.2
Total for all species
38 — 3012
11 — 1090
5 — 546
Grand total 54 4646
Grand average 86.04
15
56 + D
105b
3012 [÷] 38 [=] 79.2
4646 [÷] 54 [=] 86.04
105bv
389 25
72
82 [+] 85 [+] 73 [=] 260
24 [+] 35 [+] 9 [+] 10 [=] 78 [+] 4 [=] 82
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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