The Origin of Species · Character

Mr. H. C. Watson

A botanist who studied plant distribution and variation.

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Also known as Mr. H. C. Watson, Mr. Watson

First appearance: II: Variation Under Nature

Mr. H. C. Watson shows up with force in II: Variation Under Nature. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Provided data on British plants considered varieties by some botanists and species by others; assisted Darwin in tabulating varieties.

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II: Variation Under Nature
Provided data on British plants considered varieties by some botanists and species by others; assisted Darwin in tabulating varieties.
Doubtful Species
Provided Darwin with a list of 182 British plants considered varieties but ranked as species by some botanists.
Wide-Ranging, Much Diffused, and Common Species Vary Most
Provided valuable advice and assistance on tabulating varieties in floras.
Many of the Species Included Within the Larger Genera Resemble Varieties in Being Very Closely, but Unequally, Related to Each Other, and in Having Restricted Ranges
Provided data on the ranges of doubtful species and acknowledged varieties from the London Catalogue of Plants.
Convergence of Character
Watson thinks Darwin overrated divergence of character and believes convergence has played a part.
Acclimatisation
Observed acclimatisation in European plants brought from the Azores to England.
On the Absence or Rarity of Transitional Varieties
Provided information on the rarity of intermediate varieties.
Dispersal During the Glacial Period
Noted that alpine plants of Scotland are allied to those of northern Scandinavia.

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