Charles Darwin's Works: The effects of cross and self fertilisation in the vegetable kingdomD. Appleton, 1877 |
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anemophilous anthers average height average number bees capsules produced colour compared with plants contained corolla corymbs cross-fertilisation crossed and self-fertilised crossed flowers crossed plant flowered crossed seeds crossed with pollen Dianthus distinct plant entomophilous equal number Eschscholtzia experiments fertilised plants fertilised with pollen fertility flower-stems four pots fresh stock Fritz Müller genera grains greenhouse height as 100 hermaphrodite humble-bees illegitimate inches in height insects intercrossed plants Ipomoea Ipomoea purpurea large number Lathyrus odoratus latter mean heights measured Mimulus nectar Nicotiana number of capsules number of seeds open ground opposite sides parent-plants Petunia Petunia violacea plants exceeded plants growing plants produced plants raised plants self-fertilised pollen-grains Primula ratio of 100 Reseda odorata seedlings seedlings raised self-fertilised capsules self-fertilised flowers self-fertilised in height self-fertilised plants self-fertilised seeds self-sterile sexual elements sown species spontaneously self-fertilised stamens sterile stigma superiority Table taller tallest self-fertilised tilised tion Total in inches Viola tricolor whilst yielded seeds
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