RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. (Crossed and self-fertile plants: calculations converting raw data). CUL-DAR77.121-130. (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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3    86: 65.66 :: 10,000: 7634

7    84.16: 66.33 :: 10,000: 7881

8    77.41: 52.83 :: 10,000: 6824

10    76.62: 65.87 :: 10,000: 8596

13    69.78: 60.14 :: 10,000: 8618

14    82.54: 62.33 :: 10,000: 7551

16    87.5: 63.16 :: 10,000: 7218.

18    83.94: 68.25 :: 10,000: 8130

21    113.25: 96.65 :: 10,000: 8534

22    81.39: 64.07 :: 10,000: 7871

24    93.7: 50.4 :: 10,000: 5378

29    85.63: 66.93 :: 10,000: 7816

34    81.75: 67.85 :: 10,000: 8299

43    74.54: 62.58 :: 10,000: 8395

43    88.91: 84,16 :: 10,000: 9465

44    74.85: 79.76  :: 10,000: 10655 — 938

52    7.62: 5.87 :: 10,000: 7703

54    19.5: 13.5 :: 10,000: 6923

61  55    11.43: 15.64 :: 10,000: 13683

63    9.96: 10.96 :: 10,000: 11004

66    21.62: 12.2 :: 10,000: 5642

66    12.2: 10.44 :: 10,000: 8557

69    14.05: 9.38 :: 10,000: 6676

76    51.33: 35.87 :: 10,000: 6988

78    54.04: 46.18 :: 10,000: 8545

79    19.5: 15 :: 10,000: 7692

80    7.08: 5.75 :: 10,000: 8121

82    65.34: 56.5 :: 10,000: 8647

84    4. 3: 4.27 :: 10000: 9950

84    4.27: 4.06 :: 10000: 9508

85    32.06: 29.14 :: 10000: 9089

86    16.37: 11.75 :: 10000: 7177

87    27.85: 21.16 :: 10000: 7597

89    20: 17.02 :: 10000: 8560

122

(3 or 4 places of figures as before)  

page

51    1.02gr: 0.81 :: 1000: 794

55  53    1.33gr: 0.87 :: 100: 654

56    0.65gr: 0.22 :: 100: 338

58    1.71gr: 0.68 :: 100: 397

60    55 pods: 81 :: 100: 1472

66    213.8: 5.9037 :: 100: 27

"    213.8: 9.0627 :: 100: 42

"    9.06 3: 5.9037 :: 100: 651

80    166: 23.6 :: 100: 142

83    117.5: 29.15 :: 100: 248

84    117.5: 63.11 :: 100: 537

87    409fl: 232 :: 100: 567

123

(The quotient used only be in 3 place, except when 2d column larger than first)

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95    8.02: 7.31 :: 1000: 911

96    41.08: 39 :: 1000: 949

96    13lb.11oz: 5lb.2oz :: 1000: 374 oz    (you must turn the pounds into ounces, for calculating

103    19.12: 16.39 :: 1000: 857

"    206: 154 :: 1000: 747

105    16.34: 15.51 :: 1000: 894

106    103: 83.7 :: 1000: 812

"    174: 160.3 :: 1000: 921

108    21.91: 19.54 :: 1000: 891

110    29.68: 25.56 :: 1000: 861

112    32.47: 32.88 :: 1000: 1010

114    44.64: 45.12 :: 1000: 1010

115 & 116    45.92: 50.3 :: 1000: 1095

"    45.92: 43.88 :: 1000: 944

"    43.38: 50.3 :: 1000: 1159

124

(when 2d figure is higher calculate to 4 places

 

94.    16.3: 4.1 :: 1000: 251

116 Back    18.25oz (gen cross): 21.5oz (self fer) :: 1000: 1177

"    18.2oz [illeg]: 21.5oz :: 1000: 1181

(?)     18.25[illeg]: 18.2[illeg] :: 1000: 997 ✔

131.    18.7: 12.83 :: 1000: 686

136.    32.5seeds: 34.5 :: 1000: 1061

137    35.2 :  20.9 :: 1000: 593

139  138    284pods: 126 :: 1000: 443

140    88.6: 82 :: 1000: 925

145    8.5: 10.63 :: 1000: 1250

3d generation.

 

147 bac    48.66 no' of seed: 47.23 :: 1000: 970 ✔

4th generation

 

"    37.41: 47.23 :: 1000: 1262

156    24: 22 :: 1000: 916

161    3.4: 3 :: 1000: 882

180    3.66: 2.38 :: 1000: 650

184    24.14: 20.58 :: 1000: 852

189    30: 21.7 :: 1000: 723

125

Mr Norman

 

198    18.3: 12.7 :: 1000: 693

201    2.: 1.2 :: 100: 600

215Back    4.14natural fn.: 3self :: 100: 724

(4' generation)

 

" ✔    6.26 fresh stock: 3self :: 100: 479

" 6.26 fresh stock: 4.14 naturl :: 100: 661

216    30.38: 23.4 :: 100: 770

" 25.51: 23.4 :: 100: 917    (1st. term taken as 25.51)

217    50.05: 54.11 :: 100: 1081

218    32: 32.45 :: 100: 1014

222    109.18: 59.24 :: 100: 542

240    34.2: 13.1 :: 100: 383

244    26: 2 :: 100: 76

256 Back    509.85: 56.48 :: 100: 110

500 to 50

 

100    10

126

To be calculated as before. C.D.

 

page 123    17.17: 14.61 :: 1000: 850

"    90.5: 19 :: 1000: 209

124    28.09: 23.14 :: 1000: 823

"    65: 26.25 :: 1000: 403

126    27.48: 22.55 :: 1000: 820

"    11.5: 7.75 :: 1000: 673

" 25.76: 27.09 :: 1000: 1051

127    29.98: 27.71 :: 1000: 924

128    8.25: 8.166 :: 1000: 989

 

"    25.92: 23.54 :: 1000: 908

131    5.58: 2.37 :: 1000: 424

132    167: 17 :: 1000: 101

135    12.56: 10.31 :: 1000: 820

136    14.25: 14.31 :: 1000: 1004

138    14.95: 10.75719

" 282: 159 :: 1000: 563

(piece 2)

139    6.54: 3.79 :: 1000: 579

" 34.5: 33.55 :: 1000: 972

"    381: 293 :: 1000: 769

143    55.62: 35.95 :: 1000: 646

"    33.5: 19.5 :: 1000: 582 1532 [÷] 1085 [=] 7

144    28.39: 28.21 :: 1000: 993

" 43: 21 :: 1000: 488

149    32.82: 28 :: 1000: 853

"    32.82: 26.55 :: 1000: 808

"    28: 26.55 :: 1000: 948

150 357.5capsules: 209.3intercrs :: 1000: 585

"    462gr: 183.2 208.48 :: 1000: 451

"    357.5capsules: 140self-fert. :: 1000: 391

"    462crs: 153.2self-fert. :: 1000: 331

"    209.3capsule: 140self-frt :: 1000: 668

"    208.48gran: 153.2 :: 1000: 734  836

127

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152    13.25: 14.42 :: 1000: 1089

154    13.46: 11.07 :: 1000: 822

155    22.35: 16.62 :: 1000: 743

156    44.43: 37.34 :: 1000: 840

157    58.43: 46 :: 1000: 787

"    243: 155 :: 1000: 637

158   : 7.3: 6.07 :: 1000: 831

"    17.46: 13.5 :: 1000: 793

160    30.78: 25.21 :: 1000: 819

163    35.5: 29.75 :: 1000: 838

164    86: 82.35 :: 1000: 957

167    79.25: 63.85 :: 1000: 804

168    62.91: 55.31 :: 1000: 879

169    71.57: 64.57 :: 1000: 902

173    34.62: 39.68 :: 1000: 1146

179    18.91: 11.83 :: 1000: 625

181    19.81: 17.37 :: 1000: 876

 

182    33.5: 27.62 :: 1000: 824

"    105: 63 :: 1000: 600

183    24.62: 26.31 :: 1000: 1068

184    49: 51 :: 1000: 1040

186    17.12: 15.37 :: 1000: 897

"    32.83: 30.16 :: 1000: 918

188    19.43: 16 :: 1000: 823

189    19.28: 18.93 :: 1000: 981

 

190    22.25: 18.37 :: 1000: 825

192    23.33: 19 :: 1000: 814

128

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195    34.75: 44.25 :: 1000: 1273

197    14.04: 13.54 :: 1000: 963

"    30.71: 29.43 :: 1000: 958

"    29.82: 27.10 :: 1000: 908

199    11.1: 5.45 :: 1000: 490

" 33.28: 19.9 :: 1000: 597

200    105: 30 :: 1000: 285

"    15.73: 21 :: 1000: 1335

202    10.13gr— self-fer: 9.1gr. crossed :: 1000: 898

" 20.68: 21.18 :: 1000: 1024

203    105gr.: 64gr. :: 1000: 609

204    12.75: 11.4 :: 1000: 894

205    2.22: 1.49 :: 1000: 671

206    30.8: 26 :: 1000: 844

207    40.5: 26.25 :: 1000: 648

208    3.75gr: 2.57 :: 1000: 685

209    3.27: 6.08 :: 1000: 1859

"    40.96: 53.87 :: 1000: 1315

212    46.79: 32.39 :: 1000: 692

213    44.74: 26.87 :: 1000: 600

216X    25.51: 23.4 :: 1000: 917

"trsX    30.38: 23.4 :: 1000: 770

217    54.11: 33.23 :: 1000: 614

"    50.05: 33.23 :: 1000: 663

218    32.45: 7.25 :: 1000: 223

"    32: 7.25 :: 1000: 226

220    38.27: 23.31 :: 1000: 609

"    36.67: 23.31 :: 1000: 635

"    41gr: 14.75 :: 1000: 350

" 28: 14.75 :: 1000: 526

221    129: 1000 :: 76.45: 59.26 ✔ } Mr Norman are these 3 results correct? Tick then if they are. & if not alter figure in the next 2 lines.

222    44: 100 :: 22.35: 50.79 ✔

"    111: 100 :: 121.2: 108.2 109.18

"    59.26: 50.79 :: 1000: 857

"     109.18: 50.79 :: 1000: 469 46.51.

129

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226    31.7gr.: 47.67gr. :: 1000: 1503

227   7.87: 14.87 :: 1000: 1889

"    18.5: 32.75 :: 1000: 1770

330    38.92: 37.74 :: 1000: 969

331    39.35: 31.82 :: 1000: 808

"    55.91: 59.16 :: 1000: 1058

333    95.25: 79.6 :: 1000: 835

"    70.78: 71.3 :: 1000: 1007

336    63.29: 41.67 :: 1000: 658

"    21.25: 7.83 :: 1000: 368

338    48.74: 35.2 :: 1000: 722

339    195.75: 123.25 :: 1000: 619

130

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241    9.49: 7.5 :: 1000: 790

" 40: 5 :: 1000: 125

242    9.99: 7.37 :: 1000: 737

244 144.62    99.75 :: 1000: 689

"    61.75: 45 :: 1000: 728

"    48.2: 33.25 :: 1000: 689

249    4.08: 2.93 :: 1000: 718

"    7.03: 3.21 :: 1000: 456

250    324: 16 :: 1000: 49

"    168: 6 :: 1000: 35

255    8.66: 7.33 :: 1000: 846

256    206: 32 :: 1000: 155

260    9.0[illeg] 9.01: 9.03 :: 1000: 1002

262: 38.06: 26.13 :: 1000: 686

264    34.09: 29.81 :: 1000: 874

265    30.92: 30.7 :: 1000: 992

269    9.95: 8.45 :: 1000: 849

270    203.65gr.: 206.88gr. :: 1000: 1015

272    35.98: 36.39 :: 1000: 1011

Zea    20.19: 17.57 :: 1000: 870

"    66.51: 61.59 :: 1000: 926

"    68.1: 62.34 :: 1000: 915

"    53..96: 43.45 :: 1000: 805

"    54: 44.65 :: 1000: 826

Phalaris    13.38: 12.29 :: 1000: 918

" 38.9: 35.69 :: 1000: 917

" 35.79: 33.5 :: 1000: 935


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