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The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Charles Darwin
page 27 of 371 (07%)
headed "good capsules" in several of the following tables:--

TABLE 1.6. Primula veris.

Column 1: Nature of the Union.
Column 2: Number of Flowers fertilised.
Column 3: Number of Capsules produced.
Column 4: Number of good Capsules.
Column 5: Weight of Seed in grains.
Column 6: Calculated Weight of Seed from 100 good Capsules.

Long-styled by pollen of short-styled. Legitimate union :
22 : 15 : 14 : 8.8 : 62.

Long-styled by own-form pollen. Illegitimate union :
20 : 8 : 5 : 2.1 : 42.

Short-styled by pollen of long-styled. Legitimate union :
13 : 12 : 11 : 4.9 : 44.

Short-styled by own-form pollen. Illegitimate union :
15 : 8 : 6 : 1.8 : 30.

SUMMARY:

The two legitimate unions :
35 : 27 : 25 : 13.7 : 54.

The two illegitimate unions :
35 : 16 : 11 : 3.9 : 35.
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