RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1875.10.05. Cleistogene Pods from plants raised from crossed perfect flowers / Proof sheet of Insectivorous plants, p. 107. CUL-DAR77.82. (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).


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Cleistogene Pods from plants raised raised from (1875) crossed perfect flowers & self-fert perfect flowers

From Crossed Plants

From self-fert Plants

47 [+] 33—  [+] 42 [+] 51 [+] 26 minimum [+] 71— maximum [+] 61 [+] 41 [+] 58 [+] 34

49 [+] 46 not so ripe [+] 41 [+] 57 [+] 60 [+] 21 minimum [+] 87 maximum [+] 34 [+] 50 [+] 49

[=] 46.4

49.4 average

[+] 1.5 [=] (47.9 — say 48 when crowded)

 

Counted old Oct 5' 1875 gathered a few months ago.

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[Proof sheet of Insectivorous plants, p. 107.]


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