DARWIN, Charles.

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The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom. First edition. Darwin's research on fertilization in plants was an offshoot of his work on evolution and natural selection. To demonstrate that genetic variation gave organisms an advantage in the struggle for survival, he created stronger plants in those that had been cross-fertilized as opposed to self-fertilized.Despite its technical nature, the book proved popular; published on 10 November, all 1,500 copies had sold by the end of the year.

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