RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1875-1876]. Tab. 29 / Weights of whole plants after they had formed heads. CUL-DAR77.112. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and John van Wyhe, edited by John van Wyhe 2.2023. 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).
Draft of TABLE XXX of Cross and self fertilisation.
"Norman, Ebenezer, 1835/6-1923. 1854- Schoolmaster at Down and from 1856 and many years thereafter copyist for CD. 1856 Aug. 17 First payment for copying in CD's Account book (Down House MS). Many thereafter. CCD6:444. 1857 CD to Hooker, "I am employing a laboriously careful Schoolmaster". CCD6:443. 1858 CD to Hooker, "I can get the Down schoolmaster to do it [i.e. transcribe] on my return". CCD7:130. 1871 Banker's clerk in Deptford." (Paul van Helvert & John van Wyhe, Darwin: A Companion, 2021.)
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Tab. 29
Weights of whole plants after they had formed heads.
→ Mr Norman please change each of these weight in the 2 columns into ounces & sum-totals. — (16 oz. to the lb.)
Nor of pot |
Crossed plants by pollen of fresh stock |
Self-fertilised plants of the 3d generation |
I |
8lb.: 2oz = |
1lb: 2oz 1/2 oz 2/4 |
II. |
4lb : 10 = |
2lb : 2oz 3/4 |
III. 7.lb. 9oz |
1.lb1 1/2 2/4 |
|
IV |
7.lb 15 1/2 |
14 oz. 1 self dead in greenhouse |
V |
5.lb 10oz. one of these plants excessively small almost nothing— |
11 1/2 oz 2/4 one old very small not weighed; wd equal the one small one in Crossed |
VI |
6lb : 10 1/2 one of the two rather small |
2lb: 14 oz |
Total weight |
40.lb 9oz |
8lb .14oz 1/4 |
|
649 oz |
142.25 oz. |
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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