The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online

RECORD: Darwin, C. R. & Francis Darwin. n.d. Foxglove. CUL-DAR77.66-69. 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).

[66]

(Foxglove)

Crossed Self-fertilised

[Pots 8-10]

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See Back

[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

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[67]

(Foxgloves)

Crossed Self-fertilised by pollen of same flowers

[Pots 5-7]

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[68]

(Foxgloves)

Crossed by pollen of other flowers

Self-fertilised by pollen of same flowers

[Pots 1-4]

[data not transcribed]

[68v]

Foxgloves

[69]

(Summary)

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I ought to calculate the isolated pot 1-8 separately

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/)