RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1866].11.13-[1867].06.03. Parsley. CUL-DAR78.200. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles 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 volume CUL-DAR78 contains notes on experiments for Darwin's book Cross and self fertilisation.
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Parsley. Plants growing close together; one covered up — several left uncovered & much visited by small Diptera & Hymenopt
Plant under net produced quite as many & as fine seed, as the uncovered plants.
Nov. 13th 3° P.m. on sand—
(Nov 19th 10° P.m. one of self-fert. germinated.)
(21' 7. A.m a second self-fert. germ.)
(23d 7° 30' one not self-fert. germ.)
(Seed sown in pot no I & covered with sand, Both crossed & uncrossed came up Nov. 28th 8° A.m. in Hothouse.) almost all killed by H. H & moved into greenhouse. —
(Pot I. (Dec. 1') the self-fertilised tallest!
Pot 2. & 3 Transplanted seeds no difference in Hothouse
― 3 If any difference self-fert. have advantage.)
(Dec. 16th Parsley in sand self-fert. perhaps tallest) —
(Pot 2 perhaps do, this pot has been moved into greenhouse, for wd not stand Hot-house. Pot 3 do —)
(Dec. 30 Parsley in sand crossed plant finest)
(Feb. 10th in sand, crossed rather the advantage: Pot 2. crossed rather finest plants: Pot 3 both lots equal: Pot 1. quite equal.)
(March 31' Pot I & 3 equal. — Pot 2 crossed finest, perhaps so in sand.)
(June 3d. Pots turned out in K. G. some time ago — no difference in growth of any.)
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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