RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Cowslip Polyanthus [measurements and calculations]. CUL-DAR78.11. (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).


11

Crossed by short-styled Cowslip-Polyanthus legitimate 15 crossed

30 self-fert

4/15 set 56

 

26

20 min

30

23

21

33 very poor & small

[=] 133 [÷] 4 White umbels died [=] 33.25

29

17/30 set 33

Long-styled Cowslip-Polyanthus gr-gr-grandchildren of original cross.

33

50 - max

46

37

29

46

37

29

46

30

33

20 poor

34

22

26

[=] 544 [÷] 17 [=] 32.0

 

 


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