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Book Title
Untersuchungen über die Bedeutung der Nektarien in den Blumen
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Stuttgart, Henneschen Buchhandlung, 1833
Year
1833
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Cambridge University Library
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JISC & NEH
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bottom-margin annotation Krunitz


line 3 underline "Arum maculatum"
lines 3—7 annotation Arum must have Honey
from Slip Attached 2, Side 2 annotation p.17    Cyperaceae & Gramineae «Junceae» no nectar
     Arum none. (false)— p 34 Rumex, Atriplex none «Rheum has»
     36 Plantago none

line 11 annotation none
from Slip Attached 2, Side 2 annotation p.17    Cyperaceae & Gramineae «Junceae» no nectar
     Arum none. (false)— p 34 Rumex, Atriplex none «Rheum has»
     36 Plantago none

lines 15—10 annotation none Poa aquatica must have — one Moth freqnt
from Slip Attached 2, Side 2 annotation p.17    Cyperaceae & Gramineae «Junceae» no nectar
     Arum none. (false)— p 34 Rumex, Atriplex none «Rheum has»
     36 Plantago none


lines 2—5 score
lines 2—11 annotation lip of Butterfly orchis before flower opens
from Slip Attached 2, Side 2 annotation 29.    Lip of Butterfly orchis secretes before flower opens ||t01 throws light on secretions in Listera &c
t01 - `||' in reddish-orange crayon

line 18 score
from Slip Attached 2, Side 2 annotation 29    Cypripedium    no nectar !


lines 8—20 score
line 8 annotation X
line 14 annotation X
line 16 annotation X
line 18 annotation X
line 20 annotation X
lines 2—20 annotation Proteaceae with nctar on one side


lines 15—14 annotation X
lines 12—11 annotation X
from Slip Attached 2, Side 2 annotation p.17    Cyperaceae & Gramineae «Junceae» no nectar
     Arum none. (false)— p 34 Rumex, Atriplex none «Rheum has»
     36 Plantago none


lines 5—15 annotation Veronicas, though so small secrete Honey
from Slip Attached 2, Side 2 annotation 39    Small flower with nectar    Veronicas (44 Myosotis)
        54 Galium 2 spe. & Asperula / 64 Epilobium hirsutum & Montanum / 79 Stellaria & Sagina procumbens / 83 Draba verna /


lines 5—10 score
lines 5—14 annotation X    Yet cross so readily! Naturally moveable by pollen-searchers
from Slip Attached 2, Side 2 annotation 40    Verbascum none (yet cross naturally)
     ― Solanum tuberosum & several none

lines 10—7 score
lines 11—10 annotation none
from Slip Attached 2, Side 2 annotation 40    Verbascum none (yet cross naturally)
     ― Solanum tuberosum & several none


lines 15—19 score
lines 16—17 annotation none
from Slip Attached 2, Side 2 annotation 42    Syringa vulgaris none ⸮ whether in own country ?


line 4 score
lines 7—2 annotation small flower
from Slip Attached 2, Side 2 annotation 39    Small flower with nectar    Veronicas (44 Myosotis)
        54 Galium 2 spe. & Asperula / 64 Epilobium hirsutum & Montanum / 79 Stellaria & Sagina procumbens / 83 Draba verna /


line 8 underline "auch ... Honigabsonderung"
show subjects subjects


lines 18—14 score
line 17 underline "welche ... Siete"
line 16 underline "Saftmal"
lines 17—16 annotation receptacle


lines 1—5 score
line 4 underline "untere ... Hälfte"
line 16 underline "der ... umgibt"
line 19 underline "ihn ... umfasst"


lines 4—7 score
from Slip Attached 2, Side 2 annotation 39    Small flower with nectar    Veronicas (44 Myosotis)
        54 Galium 2 spe. & Asperula / 64 Epilobium hirsutum & Montanum / 79 Stellaria & Sagina procumbens / 83 Draba verna /


lines 9—11 score
line 9 underline "Cerastium"
line 9 underline "Spergula"
lines 14—16 score
lines 17—19 score
from Slip Attached 2, Side 2 annotation 39    Small flower with nectar    Veronicas (44 Myosotis)
        54 Galium 2 spe. & Asperula / 64 Epilobium hirsutum & Montanum / 79 Stellaria & Sagina procumbens / 83 Draba verna /

lines 11—9 score
line 10 underline "keine Honig"
lines 10—9 annotation Bees frqn [ie `frequent'?]
from Slip Attached 2, Side 2 annotation in reddish-orange crayon — 79    Polygala ‹non› vulgaris none ; yet I have seen Hive-Bees smellng «shows how rarely secretion happens»
     «80 Viola same facts»


lines 10—1 score
line 2 underline "einigemal ... wurzelständigen"
from Slip Attached 2, Side 2 annotation 80    The fruitful flowers of Viola have no corolla or nectary — (probaly self-fertilisers)
from Slip Attached 2, Side 2 annotation in reddish-orange crayon — 79    Polygala ‹non› vulgaris none ; yet I have seen Hive-Bees smellng «shows how rarely secretion happens»
     «80 Viola same facts»


lines 14—12 score
lines 14—13 annotation !
line 13 underline "nach ... Befruchtung
line 12 underline "bei ... sich"
line 10 underline "die ... hatte"
line 8 underline "Abfallen ... Blumenkrone"
from Slip Attached 2, Side 2 annotation 85    In Cruciferae generally fertilisation in unopened flowers. — & Hony after fertilisation some error
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lines 9—10 score
lines 20—22 score
lines 4—1 score
from Slip Attached 2, Side 2 annotation 95. Amentaceae ‹mostly› «(except Salix knwn t be visited by Bees.)» no nectar. or Coniferae—
        Good «as showing use of nectar» in several cases as Gramineae Cyperaceae. & Coniferae where we see structure & pollen showng that wind is Agent No nectar


top-margin annotation Poppies have mark at base of petals to guide Bees
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lines 6—8 annotation Eliz has plants
show subjects concepts

line 9 underline "Papavereen"
line 11 underline "Helianthemum"
line 13 underline "Thalictrum, Anemone"
line 21 underline "Verbascum"
lines 13—21 annotation Anemone remarkable exception
     Cover up Anemone

from Slip Attached 2, Side 3 annotation 99    List of plants without nectar


line 9 underline "höchst selten"
lines 9—20 annotation Nectar very rarely secreted before pollen shed but sometimes lasts after fertilisation.
from Slip Attached 2, Side 3 annotation 102    Nectar rarely secreted before pollen shed but lost afterwards

line 22 underline "gleich häufig"
lines 21—24 annotation / Present in dioicous plants


line 18 underline "Störung"
line 18 annotation disturbance
line 16 underline "erzeugen"
line 16 annotation produce

lines 14—10 score
lines 14—8 annotation nectaries become regular in double flowers


lines 12—6 score
line 6 underline in dark brown ink "heisser"
lines 3—9 annotation Secretion of sugar by other parts of Plants
from Slip Attached 2, Side 3 annotation 115    Cases of nectar secreted outside of flower (does not know of my cases)


lines 5—7 score
lines 2—6 annotation O. conopsea bore no fruit
from Slip Attached 2, Side 3 annotation 124    Cases of Orchids. which set no seed when spurs cut off.—    but opposite cases given in note
show subjects subjects

lines 9—11 score
line 9 underline "15"
line 10 underline "nur 5 Früchte"
lines 6—1 score
lines 11—5 annotation → contrary result
from Slip Attached 2, Side 3 annotation 124    Cases of Orchids. which set no seed when spurs cut off.—    but opposite cases given in note


lines 13—22 double score in reddish-orange crayon
line 14 at "Versuchen" annotation with nectary cut off
lines 5—24 annotation upon th whole cutting off nectary hardly lessened Seed.
from Slip Attached 2, Side 1 annotation in reddish-orange crayon Nectry p.129
     p133    V tricolor
     Delphium

from Slip Attached 2, Side 3 annotation 129    general conclusion frm 441 experiments barely lessened seed.—


[continuation] 4 score
line 4 underline "sind ... gereift"
top-margin annotation ⧟ corolla cut off
lines 8—9 underline "aber ... Frucht"
from Slip Attached 2, Side 3 annotation 131.    some orchids bore fruit when corolla cut off

line 15 underline "Keine Frucht"
line 18 underline "eine Frucht"
from Slip Attached 2, Side 3 annotation 131.    some orchids bore fruit when corolla cut off

line 10 underline in reddish-orange crayon "Hälfte"


lines 5—6 double score

line 11 underline in blue crayon "Blumen ... Früchte"
show subjects subjects

lines 5—2 double score in reddish-orange crayon
lines 5—2 score
lines 5—2 annotation (a)
bottom-margin annotation (a) Could he have artificially fertilised these flowers ?
from Slip Attached 2, Side 1 annotation in reddish-orange crayon Nectry p.129
     p133    V tricolor
     Delphium

from Slip Attached 2, Side 3 annotation 133 V. tricolor bore fruit


lines 9—10 score in reddish-orange crayon
lines 11—13 score in reddish-orange crayon
line 13 underline in reddish-orange crayon "Fruchtbildung"
from End Note annotation p [?]135 ‹[?]Sup› [?]L.
from Slip Attached 2, Side 1 annotation in reddish-orange crayon Nectry p.129
     p133    V tricolor
     Delphium

from Slip Attached 2, Side 3 annotation 135 General conclusion that cutting off corolla did not prevent flower producng fruit. !

lines 11—9 score in dark pencil


lines 7—10 score
top-margin annotation says as he cut off corolla &c & yet plant bore seed, yet cannt argue that these parts useless ,so he says with Nectarys
from Slip Attached 2, Side 3 annotation 138 «to 142.» General conclusion of whole Book on use of Nectaries — All spoilt by not knwng of use of Crosses .

[continues overleaf] lines 4—1 double score
bottom-margin annotation argues against Sprngel, because in most honey-secreters no help is wanted (does not think abut crossing), he has proved in mny cases no help wanted . Because mny are fertilised in Bud, as Campanula !!
from Slip Attached 2, Side 3 annotation 138 «to 142.» General conclusion of whole Book on use of Nectaries — All spoilt by not knwng of use of Crosses .


[continuation] 2—6 score
lines 2—6 annotation no help wanted
lines 7—9 score
from Slip Attached 2, Side 3 annotation 138 «to 142.» General conclusion of whole Book on use of Nectaries — All spoilt by not knwng of use of Crosses .

lines 10—12 score
line 19 underline "so ... habe"
lines 10—17 annotation Nectar fails in many dioicous plants. (B)
bottom-margin annotation (B) Believes insects necessay for some dioicus plants , but cannot believe so important an office left to chance !
from Slip Attached 2, Side 3 annotation 138 «to 142.» General conclusion of whole Book on use of Nectaries — All spoilt by not knwng of use of Crosses .

[continues overleaf] lines 17—9 score in pale pencil
lines 16—15 annotation in pale pencil X
lines 10—8 underline "denn ... vorhanden"
lines 7—4 score
lines 2—1 score in pale pencil
from Slip Attached 2, Side 3 annotation 138 «to 142.» General conclusion of whole Book on use of Nectaries — All spoilt by not knwng of use of Crosses .


lines 5—9 score
from Slip Attached 2, Side 3 annotation 138 «to 142.» General conclusion of whole Book on use of Nectaries — All spoilt by not knwng of use of Crosses .


lines 8—2 score
bottom-margin annotation Secretion of nectar, he concludes, relieves flowers, like menstruation, before seeds are set. —
from Slip Attached 2, Side 3 annotation 138 «to 142.» General conclusion of whole Book on use of Nectaries — All spoilt by not knwng of use of Crosses .