RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. On Germination of Crossed & self- seeds / Ipomœa / Proof sheet of Insectivorous plants, p. 82, published, p. 152. CUL-DAR77.48. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 2.2023. 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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On Germination of Crossed & Self- seeds
Ipomœa p. 42. weight of self-fert seed exceeding crossed seed 79 : 100 & self-fert seeds more numerous.
The lighter crossed seeds germinated first
Ipomœa p. 49 Back weight lightness & early germ. of self-seeds of 3d gen:
Ipomœa p. 67 seeds from cross more numerous, but lighter.
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[Proof sheet of Insectivorous plants, p. 82, published, p. 152.]
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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