RECORD: Darwin, C. R. & Francis Darwin. n.d. Foxglove. CUL-DAR77.66-69. (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).
[66]
(Foxglove)
(8)
Crossed |
Self-fertilised |
46 — 7 |
39 — 1 |
(9) Crowded Pots
49 |
30 — 3 |
50 — 3 |
15 |
46 — 3 separate rest? |
36 — 7 |
47 — 6 top broken off. |
44 — 1 |
|
31 — 6 ? |
(10) Crowded Pots
46 — 4 |
47 — 7 |
35 — 2 |
34 — 7 |
24 — 5 |
40 — 7 |
41 — 4 |
41 — 1 |
17 — 3 pulled off bit |
|
405 — 5 |
362 — 0 |
(8 [+] 7 [+] 10 [=] 25 no' of Plants
9 [+] 6 [+] 10 [=] 25 Plants
(10)
See Back
(10)
[66v]
Look to Height in crowded pots alone
The crossed plants of 9 & 10 added together weighed 3 lb 9 2/3 oz
The self plants of 9 & 10 weighed in the same way. ie all in one bundle weighed— 2. lb 12 1/4 oz
100 : 78
Crosses 16 oz [x] 3 [=] 48 [+] 9.66 [=] 57.66 oz.
16 [x] 2 [=] 32 [+] 12.25 [=] 45.25 oz.
25 [-] 9 [=] 16
[67]
(Foxgloves)
(5)
Crossed |
Self-fertilised |
46 — 4 6 |
42 — 1 |
40 — 4 |
42 — 1 |
43 |
|
(6)
48 — 2 |
47 — 7 |
46 — 2 |
48 — 3 |
4 |
|
(7)
48 — 5 |
25 |
42 |
40 — 5 |
315 — 3 |
246 — 1 |
37 — 4 top broken off. |
|
(17) |
(6) |
[68]
(Foxgloves)
(Fox gloves)
(1)
Crossed by pollen of other flower |
Self-fertilised by pollen of same flower |
49 — 4/8 |
0 0 [illeg] or did not produce a flower |
46 — 7 |
45 — 5 4 |
43 — 6 |
52 |
|
0 |
(2)
38 — 4 |
54 — 4 |
47. — 4 |
47 — 5 |
|
32 — 5 |
(3)
54 — 7 |
46 — 5 |
(4)
32 — 1 |
41. — 3 |
43 — 7 4 |
29 — 7 |
|
37 — 1 |
357 — 0 |
387 — 3 |
(8) |
(9) |
[68v]
Fox-Gloves
[69]
(Summary)
Crossed |
Self-fertilised |
357 — 0 |
387 — 3/8 |
315 3 |
246 1 |
405 5 |
362 |
1078 0 [÷] 25 [=] 43.12 |
995.5 4/8 [÷] 25 [=] 39.82 |
I ought to calculate the isolated pot 1-8 separately
Crowded Pots alone 9 & 10
Cross |
|
358.756/8 [÷] 9 [=] 39.86 |
323 [÷] 9 [=] 35.88 |
So crossed slight advantage tried in every way & by weight (see Back of p. 3 for weight)
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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