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
Reseda odorata--crossed and self-fertilised plants, left uncovered and
cross-fertilised by bees; produced capsules in number (about): 100.
Viola tricolor--crossed and self-fertilised plants, left uncovered and
cross-fertilised by bees, produced capsules in number: 10.
Delphinium consolida--crossed and self-fertilised plants, left uncovered
in the greenhouse, produced capsules in number: 56.
Viscaria oculata--crossed and self-fertilised plants, left uncovered in
the greenhouse, produced capsules in number: 77.
Dianthus caryophyllus--plants spontaneously self-fertilised under a net;
capsules on intercrossed and self-fertilised plants of the 3rd
generation contained seeds in number: 125.
Dianthus caryophyllus--plants left uncovered and cross-fertilised by
insects: offspring from plants self-fertilised for three generations and
then crossed by an intercrossed plant of the same stock, compared with
plants of the 4th self-fertilised generation, produced seeds by weight:
73.
Dianthus caryophyllus--plants left uncovered and cross-fertilised by
insects: offspring from plants self-fertilised for three generations and
then crossed by a fresh stock, compared with plants of the 4th
self-fertilised generation, produced seeds by weight: 33.
Tropaeolum minus--crossed and self-fertilised plants, left uncovered in
the greenhouse, produced seeds in number: 64.
Limnanthes douglasii--crossed and self-fertilised plants, left uncovered
in the greenhouse, produced capsules in number (about): 100.
Lupinus luteus--crossed and self-fertilised plants of the 2nd
generation, left uncovered in the greenhouse, produced seeds in number
(judged from only a few pods): 88.
Phaseolus multiflorus--crossed and self-fertilised plants, left
uncovered in the greenhouse, produced seeds in number (about): 100.
Lathyrus odoratus--crossed and self-fertilised plants of the 2nd
generation, left uncovered in the greenhouse, but certainly
self-fertilised, produced pods in number: 91.
Clarkia elegans--crossed and self-fertilised plants, left uncovered in
the greenhouse, produced capsules in number: 60.
Nemophila insignis--crossed and self-fertilised plants, covered by a net
and spontaneously self-fertilised in the greenhouse, produced capsules
in number: 29.
Petunia violacea--left uncovered and cross-fertilised by insects: plants
of the 5th intercrossed and self-fertilised generations produced seeds,
as judged by the weight of an equal number of capsules: 86.
Petunia violacea--left uncovered as above: offspring of plants
self-fertilised for four generations and then crossed by a fresh stock,
compared with plants of the 5th self-fertilised generation, produced
seeds, as judged by the weight of an equal number of capsules: 46.
Cyclamen persicum--crossed and self-fertilised plants, left uncovered in
the greenhouse, produced capsules in number: 12.
Anagallis collina--crossed and self-fertilised plants, left uncovered in
the greenhouse, produced capsules in number: 8.
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