The Effects of Cross & Self-Fertilisation in the Vegetable KingdomDarwin, Charles
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The Effects of Cross & Self-Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom
Darwin, Charles
Fertilization of plants; Plants -- Variation; Pollination
Ipomoea purpurea--seeds per capsule on crossed and self-fertilised
plants from the same parents as in the last case, but growing much
crowded, spontaneously self-fertilised under a net, in number: 93.
Ipomoea purpurea--productiveness of the same plants, as judged by the
number of capsules produced, and average number of seeds per capsule:
45.
Ipomoea purpurea--third generation: seeds per capsule on crossed and
self-fertilised plants, spontaneously self-fertilised under a net, in
number: 94.
Ipomoea purpurea--productiveness of the same plants, as judged by the
number of capsules produced, and the average number of seeds per
capsule: 35.
Ipomoea purpurea--fifth generation: seeds per capsule on crossed and
self-fertilised plants, left uncovered in the hothouse, and
spontaneously fertilised: 89.
Ipomoea purpurea--ninth generation: number of capsules on crossed plants
to those on self-fertilised plants, spontaneously self-fertilised under
a net: 26.
Mimulus luteus--an equal number of capsules on plants descended from
self-fertilised plants of the 8th generation crossed by a fresh stock,
and on plants of the 9th self-fertilised generation, both sets having
been left uncovered and spontaneously fertilised, contained seeds, by
weight: 30.
Mimulus luteus--productiveness of the same plants, as judged by the
number of capsules produced, and the average weight of seeds per
capsule: 3.
Vandellia nummularifolia--seeds per capsule from cleistogene flowers on
the crossed and self-fertilised plants, in number: 106.
Salvia coccinea--crossed plants, compared with self-fertilised plants,
produced flowers, in number: 57.
Iberis umbellata--plants left uncovered in greenhouse; intercrossed
plants of the 3rd generation, compared with self-fertilised plants of
the 3rd generation, yielded seeds, in number: 75.
Iberis umbellata--plants from a cross between two varieties, compared
with self-fertilised plants of the 3rd generation, yielded seeds, by
weight : 75.
Papaver vagum--crossed and self-fertilised plants, left uncovered,
produced capsules, in number: 99.
Eschscholtzia californica--Brazilian stock; plants left uncovered and
cross-fertilised by bees; capsules on intercrossed plants of the 2nd
generation, compared with capsules on self-fertilised plants of 2nd
generation, contained seeds, in number: 78.
Eschscholtzia californica--productiveness of the same plants, as judged
by the number of capsules produced, and the average number of seeds per
capsule: 89.
Eschscholtzia californica--plants left uncovered and cross-fertilised by
bees; capsules on plants derived from intercrossed plants of the 2nd
generation of the Brazilian stock crossed by English stock, compared
with capsules on self-fertilised plants of 2nd generation, contained
seeds, in number: 63.
Eschscholtzia californica--productiveness of the same plants, as judged
by the number of capsules produced, and the average number of seeds per
capsule: 40.
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