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Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882

"The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species"


159 104
43 119
96 poor seed. 96
103 99
0 131
0 116
-
114
84 percent of these flowers yielded capsules. Each capsule contained, on an
average, 107.3 seeds.
TABLE 4.23.3. Illegitimate union.
14 flowers fertilised by the shortest stamens of the mid-styled.
3 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
- 0
0 0
0
Too sterile for any average.
TABLE 4.23.4. Illegitimate union.
12 flowers fertilised by the mid-length stamens of the short-styled.
20 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
- 0
0 0
0
Too sterile for any average.
TABLE 4.23.5. Illegitimate union.
15 flowers fertilised by own-form mid-length stamens.
2 -
10 0
23 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
Too sterile for any average.
TABLE 4.23.6. Illegitimate union.
15 flowers fertilised by own-form shortest stamens.
4 -
8 0
4 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
Too sterile for any average.
Besides the above experiments, I fertilised a considerable number of long-styled
flowers with pollen, taken by a camel's-hair brush, from both the mid-length and
shortest stamens of their own form: only 5 capsules were produced, and these
yielded on an average 14.


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