RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Exceptions above 95 & below 105 [table of relative heights of plants]. CUL-DAR77.99. (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).


99

Exceptions above 95 & 105

 

 

Crossed

Self

Ratio

Thunbergia alata

 

=)

8

8

100 to 100 99

Vandellia (raised from perfect flowers)

e 1 X =)

20

20

― 99

 

Eschotzia californica 1 =)

many

 

101

 

 

Adonis aestivalis (parent plants 100 : 116)

2 X =)

4

4

100./

 

Viscaria oculata (naturally crossed 100-77)

2 =

15

15

― 97

 

Dianthus c. (3d gen.) by weight. (100-49)

3 ؟ =

8

8

— 97

 

Hibiscus africanus (parent plants ?)

self Highest

4

4

109

 

Pisum sativum X crossed

Self Highest—

5

5

― 115

 

Phaseolus multflorus (flowered first)

=

5

5

― 96

 

Bartonia aurea (parent-plant?)

Self Highest

8

8

― 107

 

Passiflora gracilis parent-plants 100 : 85

4 =

2

2

― 104

 

Parsley ——

=

4

4

― 100

 

Lobelia fulgens (1st gen) (?) X

Self Highest

2

2

― 127

 

Barrago officinalis (crossed flowered first, probably due to height of self-fertile Plant fertility of Parent Plant 100 to 60

5 =

4

4

― 102

 

Petunia violacea (3d) X but no great different when crowded

Self Highest

8

8

― 131

 

Nicotiana 1st gen. X

Self Highest

5

5

― 178

 

   3d gen.

X

 

 

― 100.7

 

Primula sinensis

= 6

8

8

― 100.2

 

Canna

= 7

34

34

― 101

 

   peculiar speculum omitted look on list again parent-plants 100 : 72

4

4

― 98

 

 



I exclude, Dianthus in 2d gen. — Ipomaea, Mimulus & all in competition.—

56 [-] 15 [=] 41    62 [-] 16 [=] 46    56 [-] 17 18 [=] 39 38
17 [+] 12 [=] 39
17 [x] 2 [=] 34
12 equal practically [+] 6 self Highest [=] 18 [+] 38 crossed decidedly highest [=] 56

99v

11 Borrago

12 Adonis

13 Specularia

14 Thunbergia

15 Hibiscus africanus

16 Apium

(17 Passiflora) [with line inserting to after 14]

18 Bartonia


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