RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Tab(le) 103? (comparison of crossed and self-fertilised. CUL-DAR77.118-120. (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).


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Ipomaea purpurea,      six crossed to six self-fert plants of first year. —      by number of capsules     as 100 to 69

― ―   do    do    do same plants        by number of seed per capsule           ― ―  93

― ―   do    do    do same plants        by number of capsules & seeds          ― ― 64

                                   

[illeg]

                       

― ―   three crossed & three self-fert  plants of the third year. ..—             by number of capsules & seeds   ― ― 35

― ―   fourteen crossed & self-fert.  plants of the ninth year            by number of capsules Capsules

― ― 26

            [illeg] intercross to self fertilised

            100 ― 51

Mimullus luteus,

parent-plants yielded inter- crossed & self-fert yield

seeds by weight          ― ― 79

― omit) ―

plants of the 2d Gen. yielded crossed & self-fert. seeds        (judged by the eye) as             ― ― 50

― ―   plants of the 3d. Gen yielded crossed & self-fert seeds,        by weight as

― ― 65

― ―      do    do    do. (on ensuing year)       do        ― ― 34

― ―   plants of the 4th Gen. yielded crossed & self-fert seeds,       by weight as         ― ― 40

― ― [illeg] plants of the 6th Gen yielded crossed & self-fert. capsules      by number            ― ― 147       

Crossed by fresh stock to self-fertilise plant by nr — capsule & weight of seeds   ―    2.7 (.)     

This ought to be given. ―      self-fertilise [illeg] to self-fertilise again self-fertilised                      ―    65

Digitalis purpurea,      parent-plant when crossed first vy many more seeds than when spontaneous self-fertilised

            ―    100

Linaria vulgaris,

parent-plants, yielded when crossed & self-fert yielded seeds          by number as        ― ― 14.

Vandellia nummularifolia      parent-plants, perfect flowers when crossed & self-fert yielded seed by number as   ― ― 25

― ―    parent-plants perfect flowers when crossed to cleistogam flowers, self-                 ― ― 34

            fertilised  yielded seeds

by number as   ― ― 54

Gesneria pendulina,    parent-plants when crossed & self-fertilised yielded seeds   by weight        ― ― 100

Salvia coccinea           parent-plants when crossed & self-fert. yielded nearly the same number of seeds                   ― ― 100

― ― ✔

th crossed & self-fert plants produced flowers in the            proportion as   ― ― 

Brassica oleracea        parent-plants when crossed & self-fert. yielded seed             in number as   ― ― 25

Iberis umbellata          parent-plants of the 3d gen when crossed & self-fert naturally fertilised plants of the 3 gen. yielded seeds            in number as   ― ― 

            ― by fresh stock to self-fert of 1' generation                        ―    75

Papaver vagum,          parent-plants when crossed &  spontaneously self-fertilised early in the season, yielded seeds   in number in about proportion             ―    5.5

― ― ✔

Crossed & self-fert plants produced, when left uncovered,  near same

no' of capsules                   

Eschotzia Eschscholtzia californica English?           parent-plants when crossed & self-fert yielded seed         by weight, as   ―    71

― ―      do    do    do, taking into account the no' of flowers which set      we have    ―    51

― ―   Brazilian parent-plants when crossed & self-fert yielded seeds        by number about as          ―    12

― ― (Offspring of the Brazilian stock intercrossed, & Brazilian stock self-fertilised ✔ for two years., both naturally crossed fertilised by bees, yielded seeds   as no

―    86           

― Omit ―

Brazilian crossed stock, crossed by English stock, & Brazilian stock self-fertilised for 2 years; both naturally crossed fertilised by bees, yielded seeds             as         ―    40

― ―   Brazilian stock crossed by English stock, & Brazilian stock ✔ intercrossed for two generations both naturally crossed fertilised y bees, yielded seeds as         ―    45

Reseda odorata,

Crossed & self-fert. plants, naturally fertilised by bees, Omit    ✔ apparently produced an equal.     number of capsules.    100 ― 100

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When parent-species not mentioned mean not ascertained from not enough having been observed

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Viola tricolor,             parent-plants when crossed & self-fert yielded             seeds in number as      100 to 69

― ― ✔

crossed & self-fert. plants, naturally fertilised by insects yielded    capsules as         ― ― 10

Adonis aestivalis,

parent-plants (very unhealthy) when crossed & self-fert yielded     seeds by number as        ― ― 106

Delphinium consolida,           parent-plants when crossed & self-fert. yielded             seeds by number as     ― ― 59

― ―   do, second trial,

seeds compared by weight      ― ― 45

― ― crossed & self-fert plants, naturally fertilised by insects in the ✔ greenhouse, yielded

capsules in proportion as        ― ― 86         

Viscaria oculata,

parent-plants, crossed & self-fertilised  yielded        seeds by weight as      ― ― 38

― ― ✔

Crossed & Self-fert, plants naturally fertilised & freely crossed produced

capsules in proportion as        ― ― 77

Dianthus caryophyllus,           parent-plants, crossed & self-fert, yielded             seeds in number as      ― ― 92

― ―   crossed & self-fert plants of the first gen., again crossed & again self-fertilised, yielded        seeds, by number, as   ― ― 65

― ― { crossed & self-fert. plants of the 3d gen., both spontaneously self-fert; the former produced more capsules 8.5 to 10.63 than the self-fert. containing       seeds in the proportion of       ― ― 125       

― ―   plants of 3d gen. crossed by intercrossed 48.66 & again self-fert 47.23 yielded

seeds in number as      ― ― 97

― ―   plants of 3d gen. do from crossed by fresh stock 37.04 & again self-fert 47.23 yielded

seeds, as          ― ― 127

Omit { ✔                               

― ―   plants of 4th gen. 3 self-fert from crossed with  crossed by a fresh stock & self-fert. both lots naturally fertilised by insects      by weight of seed             ― ― 33

― ― ✔

do    do    do by intercrossed do . do. &  the intercrossed (descended from the self-fertilised)

do        ― ― 45

― ― ✔?

do    do    the intercrossed (descended from the self-fertilised) to the self-fert

do        ― ― 73

Tropaeolum minus,

parent-plants, crossed & self-fert yielded      seeds by number         ― ― 92

― ―   crossed & self-fert plant of 1' gen. again crossed & self-fert. yielded             seeds in number as      ― ― 64

Limnanthes grandiflora Douglasii

parent-plants crossed & self-fert yielded       seeds abut as   ― ― 100

― ― ✔ crossed & self-fert plants, spontaneously fertilised,            by number of capsules apparently as      ― ― 100       

Lupinuus luteus ✔?

crossed & self-fert plants of the 2d gen. spontaneously yielded       seeds in number from only a few pods as        ― ― 88

― ― (Phaseolus multiflorus)             ✔ crossed & self-fert plants of 1' gen. left uncovered spontaneously fertilise           about no

― ― 100

Lathyrus odoratus

crossed & self-fert. plants of the 1' generation yielded         seeds per capsule — as    ― ― 65

Cytisus scoparius

parent-plants crossed & self-fert yielded       seeds (per capsule) by number as         ― ― 88

Ononis minutissima    parent-plants crossed & spont. self-fert, yielded             seeds per capsule        ― ― 65

Clarkia elegans ✔

crossed & self-fert plants of 1' generation spontaneously produced             capsules as      ― ― 60

Bartonia aurea ✔

{parent-plants, crossed & self-fertilised, the former yielded rather more seed per capsule. crossed & self-fert plants of 1' gen        apparently abut equal             ― ― 100

Passiflora gracilis       parent-plants crossed & self-fert. yielded      seeds per capsule as        ― ― 85

Specularia speculum   parent-plants    do    do           do        ― ― 72

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Lobelia ramosa           crossed & self-fert plants of 4' generation again crossed & self-fert, yielded    seeds by weight as

100 to 60

― fuglens,      parent-plants when crossed & self-fert, yielded        seeds by weight apparently as

― ― 100

Nemophila insignis,    parent plants, when crossed & self-fert, yielded             seeds by weight as

― ― 69.

― ― ✔

crossed & self-fert. plant, spont, self-fert yielded     seeds by number as

― ― 61

Borrago officinalis.    parent-plants, crossed & spont. self-fert yielded             seeds by number as

― ― 60

― ―   do    do & artificially self-fert    do    do as    ― ― 100

Petunia violacea         parent-plants crossed & self-fert yielded       seed by weight abut as

― ― 67

― ―   crossed & self-fert plants of the 2d generation again crossed & self-fert yielded     seeds by weight as      ― ― 68

― ―   do    do    of the 3d generation do do

judging by the eye      ― ― 50

― ―   do    do    of the 4th. gen. again crossed & self-fert yielded seeds by weight per capsule as ― 4.14 ― 3.00 72

― ―   fresh from self by fresh stock to self-fert fert by [illeg] offspring do    do    do crossed by fresh stock compared with self-fert do    do    do            ― 6.26 ― ― 3.00 48 ― ―

do    do    do    do so that crossed are compared with seed compared with the intercrossed     as         ― 6.26 ― 4.14 66

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― ―   Plants of the 5th gen, Inter crossed & self-fertilised plants of the 5th gen. 3 judged by weight of capsules ― ― 

   ✔

both naturally fertilised by insects,    judged by weight of capsule   ― ― 86

― ― ✔

Plants of the 5th gen. from self-fert, of the crossed by fresh stock to self-fertilised, both naturally fertilised by insects,           judged by weight of capsules          ― ― 46

― ― ✔

Plants of the 5th from self-fert Crossed by fresh stock to the intercrossed, so that crossed are compared with crossed both naturally fertilised by insects,             judged by weight of capsules             ― 109.85 ― 59.26 54.

Nicotiana tabacum,     parent-plants, crossed & self-fertilised, yielded seeds,             by weight as

― ― 150

― ―   crossed & self-fert. plants of the 1' gen, again crossed & self-fert, yielded            seeds per capsule in weight    ― ― 97

Crossing useless                                 

― ―   Two Self-fertilised plants of the 2d gen crossed by pollen of Crossed plants apparently yielded rather fewer seeds per capsule then self-fert flower plants again self-fert.              ― ― ― 110?

            Two self-fertilised plants of the 3d. gen. crossed by pollen from fresh stock apparently yielded poorer capsules than the self-fert  plants again self-fert.     ― ― 110?

 

Cyclamen persica       parent-plants, crossed & self-fert, yielded     seeds per capsule by number as ― ― 38.

― ― ✔

crossed & self-fert plants of 1' gen. yielded

capsules in proportion as        ― ― 12

Anagallis collina        parent-plants crossed & self-fert, yielded      seeds apparently  equally     ― ― 100

― ― ✔

crossed & self-fert plants weighed in lots of 100 of 1' gen spont fertis yielded

capsules in proportion as        ― ― 8.

Primula veris, crossed by fresh stock, to illegitimately fertilised for 4 generations,    by number of capsules            ― ― 5

            do    do    do    on ensuing year                       ― ― 3.5

Primula veris   (equal-styled red var.) plants of 2d gen, crossed by fresh stock, & again self fert. producing plants of 3d fen, judged by number of capsules & no' of seeds per capsules             ― ― 11.

Canna Warscewiz,      (Parent-plants) & crossed to & self-fert plants including parent plant of [illeg] during four generation, all included, when crossed & self-fertilised than naturally self-fertis again, by naturally self fer again yielded

seeds per capsule as    100 to 85


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