CUL-DAR157.1.39    Note:    [ny].11.19--[ny].11.23   Hoya carnosa [movements measured against books (in Study?)]   Text   Image

The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online [39] Shoot nearly yard long —no leaves, depended At least 20 inches Nearly two feet of of this ci curled from side to like a snake with tip I I believe going round — movement slow. I think nearly whole yard moves. Nov. 23d I may say that the swaying curling movement of whole shoot rotation of axis is slow irregular from about 16° to 22° or 24°.— Observation made during several days. — Horwood says that little roots or shoots stick like Ivy

CUL-DAR108.29-31    Note:    [Undated]   Equal-styled varieties of P[rimula] Sinensis   Text   Image

The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online (1 Equal Equal-styled variation of P. Sinensis Allude to legit In illegit long-styled grand ch. of from a self-fert long-styled, self-fertilised, last described, one plant had some of its flowers viz, with stamens in usual position low down in tube, whilst the stigma instead of standing at mouth of Corolla, stood close above anthers; the stigma itself was nearly globular smooth, so as to approach closely to structure of stigma in short-styled. In a

EH88202575    Note:    1839--1882   Charles Darwin's Address Book.   Text   Image

with Darwin is known. Innes Rev J. Brodie Milton Brodie. Forres. N.B. John Brodie Innes. Listed above. Jones Messrs (Hot-House Boiler) Horwood 6 Bankside, London J. Jones and Sons. Manufacturers of hot-water apparatus for heating greenhouses. Iron Bridge Wharf, 6 Bankside. John Horwood (1823-c.1880), the gardener of Sir John Lubbock who superintended building of Darwin's hothouse 1862-1863. See Darwin: A Companion (2021). Jerdon 4 Charlotte St. Bedford Sq Thomas Claverhill Jerdon (1811-1872

F1716    Periodical contribution:     Darwin, C. R. 1861. Vincas. Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette no. 37 (14 September): 831-832.   Text   Image   PDF

difference in the results obtained on the one hand by F. A. P. , and on the other by the writer from Kew and Mr. Horwood? Will F. A. P. have the kindness to state, if he sees this notice, whether his plants were in a greenhouse with the windows left open, so that the moths could get access at night?3 Charles Darwin, Down, Bromley, Kent. 1 F.A.P. 1861 wrote: I am surprised at C. W. C.'s assertion in your number for July 27, that Tropical Vincas never produce seed under cultivation if left to themselves

CUL-DAR205.8.45    Note:    1861.10.29--1861.10.31   Heterocentrum roseum [with diagram]   Text   Image

Oct. 30 all flowers had pistil directed on same side as in drawing — fertilised 4 pistils with pollen from near purple anthers (marked black thread sepal faces) 4 with yellow anther petal-faces) marked with white thread. Oct 31. refertilised them. Jan 31. The pods so nearly ripe that Mr Horwood gathered the 2 black 3 white thread alone had ripened. Oct. 31. Reexamined pollen: dry both sorts [sketch] 5/7000 long 2/7000 broad. — Distended with water, I think equal; if any difference, yellow the

F800    Book:     Darwin, C. R. 1862. On the various contrivances by which British and foreign orchids are fertilised by insects, and on the good effects of intercrossing. London: John Murray. 1st ed., 1st issue.   Text   Image   PDF

H. Habenaria bifolia, 88. Habenaria chlorantha, 83. Habenaria viridis, 76. Habenaria, secretion of nectar, 50, 52. Habenaria, vessels of, 297, 302. Herminium monorchis, 74. Homologies of Orchids, 286. Hooker, Dr., on Listera, 3. obligations to, 158. on structure of Listera ovata, 139. Horwood, Mr., assistance from, 158. I. Insects, frequency of visits to Orchids, 39. Irmisch on flower-bud of Cypripedium, 297. Neottia, 153. Epipogium, 270. K. Krünitz, secretion of nectar, 45. Kurr, on nectar

CUL-DAR108.57-60    Note:    1862.03.01   Mr Turnbulls Ch[inese] Primroses / There are 29 seedlings raised from a   Text   Image

of my heteromorphic short-styled pistil marked with black worsted; these ought to be less fertile, for on above view it would in fact be a homomorphic union. — As pistil of these Horwood seedling is almost surrounded by own anthers, hardly possible to make fair cross, but I delicately brushed over each stigma, after splitting removing the corolla. March 4th. Ducks seedlings , from Mr Horwood — first for long-styled, the stigma does not project quite so much out of the flower (I have looked

CUL-DAR49.71    Note:    1862.04.15   Mr Horwood gave me Hedaroma (tulipi = forma(?) (a Myrtle-bloom)   Text   Image

The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online [71] Ap. 15 - 1862. Mr Horwood) gave me Hedaroma (tulipi forma?) (a Myrtle-bloom) Flowers in capitulum, with compound calyx (like compositæ) making flowers like tulip in shape - Numerous little flowers at base with much nectar Each with 10 small anthers (collecting with rudimentary anthers) with pistil slanting up one side above them. The stigma at tip very minute. - Long collecting hairs join little way from tip covered with glutinous pollen (pollen

CUL-DAR108.135    Note:    1862.05.26   a few Pods — Chinese Primroses brought me by Mr Horwood [numbers of   Text   Image

Horwood seedling Black worsted. 30 22 45 31 White worsted 29 (This tells nothing) If anything [illeg] The far greater number of pods of Horwoods were then set where all the plants were long-styled mid-styled ie all short stamens therefore could not have been crossed. The vast number of pods may be accounted for by young flowers getting their own pollen. These pods of same kind, some few empty all 180 in number borne by only 4 plants!!! see p 7 of M S in Primula about Horwoods (Primula

CUL-DAR70.12    Note:    1862.06.15   Mr Horwood brought me fly stuck on stigma & rostellum of Cattleya mossiae   Text   Image

The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online [12] June 15th 62. Mr Horwood brought me fly stuck of stigma rostellum of Cattleya mossiæ I found another — perished most firmly glued — but not strong enough to have removed — pollinia apparently same Fly with long proboscis which I saw visiting O. maculate inserting proboscis into nectary. This was an Empi

CUL-DAR108.125-130    Note:    1862.07.11--1862.11.07   The 4 pots of Chinese Primroses with the seedlings from Homomorphic   Text   Image

Nov. 7 1862. It is wonderful the difference in Chinese Primroses now growing up, between the Homomorphic grandchildren seedling from no. 3 (ie long-styled twice homomorphically united) which are splendid plants, those grandchildren from no 4 (ie short-styled); though of these grandchildren, some two homomorphically heteromorphically united inter se.— I remember when seeds first raised there was same difference.— These grandchildren of no. 3 are larger than Horwood seedling grandchildren— Any

CUL-DAR205.8.51-53    Note:    1862.10.02--1862.12.08   Heterocentron roseum   Text   Image

The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online [51] Oct 2. 1862 Heterocentron roseum Mr H. [Horwood] brought me 2 seedlings no II from the pollen of yellow petal-facing anthers; not a dwarf. – These two plants differ in one having white sepals much darker purple long anthers. The colours of the anthers are slightly variable in same plant. They are the same with H. mexicanum from Kew. — I find in latter that occasionally pistil in old flower pistil turn up from ∟ to nearly 45° (in bud straight). So

CUL-DAR108.40-49    Note:    1862.11.18--1863.01.23   Grandchildren of plant on shelf / one of Horwoods seedlings (D) flowered   Text   Image

December 12— 1862. Mr Horwood saved some of his old Plants of last year of Ducks seedlings , I have just seen one flower from each: there are 7 long-styled; two with stamens as in long-styled i.e. low, but with pistil just reaching to their middle. Mr H. [Horwood] saved seed from Ducks seedlings last year, now I have examined one flower from 16 plants, 12 are like my seedlings D from Horwoods Seedlings viz stamens short, as in long-styled, but with pistil reaching only to middle of anther; 2

CUL-DAR209.12.186    Note:    1863.01.12   (Miscellaneous) I tried Horwood little nettle like plant with Chloroform did not explode; afterwards breathed on did explode so no action.   Text   Image

The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online 186 Jan. 12 /63/ I tried Horwood little nettle like plant with Chloroform, did not explode; afterwards breathed on did explode so no action

CUL-DAR205.8.56    Note:    1863.01.20   Mr Horwood before told me that this last year the old parent plant (as   Text   Image

The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online [56] Jan. 20 1863. Mr Horwood before told me that this last year the old parent plant (as before) of Heterocentron roseum set no seed; of my seedlings the dwarf plant set none; but the latter over from other pollen did set many; today he brought in some pods — there contained a multitude of bad seeds, but with a good sprinkling of apparently quite good seeds

CUL-DAR157.2.58-62    Note:    1864.05.19--1864.06.26   Common vine Tendril always bifurcated   Text   Image

May 27th Lettington has been to Horwood has seen the main peduncle of bunch of grapes catching a leaf.— says it is the rather poor branches which alone catch— Horwood has not one cluster in House i.e. all with tendril. — June 3d. I marked t. outside window on convex side with red line all branches.— The convex side became lateral then concave, on all branches except F, which perhaps has most flower-buds. The main peduncle, however, [sketch] [5v

CUL-DAR157.2.58-62    Note:    1864.05.19--1864.06.26   Common vine Tendril always bifurcated   Text   Image

Vines Saw several flower tendrils which had well caught objects — do not grow as big as gigantic common t.— Saw clear case of peduncle of actual [illeg] flower bud, which had bent from light— and Horwood has shown that common peduncle bends. — Spontaneous movement (except to from axis,) doubtful.— Jun 21. Blossom t. will at base twine splendidly— as good catchers as any on plant— will catch ever so soft a thing as lamina of leaf— Jun 26' A flower-stalk, which bore only a dozen or ten flowers

F1742    Periodical contribution:     Darwin, C. R. 1868. On the character and hybrid-like nature of the offspring from the illegitimate unions of dimorphic and trimorphic plants. [Read 20 February] Journal of the Linnean Society of London (Botany) 10: 393-437.   Text   Image   PDF

average forty-three seeds; and this number shows that the flowers had become abnormally fertile in comparison with those of ordinary long-styled plants when self-fertilized. These facts led me to examine the plants in several small collections, with the following result, showing that the equal-styled variety is not rare. Name of Owner or Place. Long-styled Form. Short-styled Form. Equal-styled Variety. Mr. Horwood …… 0 0 17 Mr Duck …….. 20 0 9 Baston … 30 18 15 Chichester……. 12 9 2 Holwood…….. 42 12

F801    Book:     Darwin, C. R. 1877. The various contrivances by which orchids are fertilised by insects. London: John Murray. 2d ed.   Text   Image   PDF

me some interesting Orchids; and to his gardener, Mr. Horwood, for his aid in some of my observations. Professor Oliver has kindly assisted me with his large stores of knowledge, and has called my attention to several papers. Lastly. Dr. Lindley has sent me fresh and dried specimens, and has in the kindest manner helped me in various ways. To these gentlemen I can only express my cordial thanks for their unwearied and generous kindness. * I am greatly indebted to Mr. Wallis, of Hartfield, in

F1277    Book:     Darwin, C. R. 1877. The different forms of flowers on plants of the same species. London: John Murray.   Text   Image   PDF

as 100 to 57. So that these two plants were in an intermediate condition. To return to the 17 plants in the first line of Table 31: from the relative position of their stigmas and anthers, they could hardly fail to fertilise themselves; and accordingly four of them spontaneously yielded no less than 180 capsules; of these Mr. Horwood selected eight fine capsules for sowing; and they included on an average 54 8 seeds, with a maximum of 72. He gave me thirty other capsules, taken by hazard, of

F1280    Book:     Darwin, C. R. 1880. The different forms of flowers on plants of the same species. London: John Murray. 2s edition.   Text   Image   PDF

as 100 to 57. So that these two plants were in an intermediate condition. To return to the 17 plants in the first line of Table 31: from the relative position of their stigmas and anthers, they could hardly fail to fertilise themselves: and accordingly four of them spontaneously yielded no lees than 180 capsules; of these Mr. Horwood selected eight fine capsules for sowing; and they included on an average 54 8 seeds, with a maximum of 72. He gave me thirty other capsules, taken by hazard, of

F803    Book:     Darwin, C. R. 1882. The various contrivances by which orchids are fertilised by insects. 2nd ed. Revised 3d thousand. London: John Murray.   Text   Image   PDF

of Sevenoaks has given me interesting information. Mr. Bateman, so well known for his magnificent work on Orchids, sent me a number of interesting forms, including the wonderful Angr cum sesquipedale. I am greatly indebted to Mr. Turnbull of Down for allowing me the free use of his hothouses, and for giving me some interesting Orchids; and to his gardener, Mr. Horwood, for his aid in some of my observations. Professor Oliver has kindly assisted me with his large stores of knowledge, and has

F1281    Book:     Darwin, C. R. 1884. The different forms of flowers on plants of the same species. 3d thousand. Preface by Francis Darwin. London: John Murray.   Text   Image   PDF

TABLE 31. Primula Sinensis. Name of Owner or Place. Long-styledForm. Short-styledForm. Equal-styledVariety. Mr. Horwood 0 0 17 Mr. Duck 20 0 9 Baston 30 18 15 Chichester 12 9 2 Holwood 42 12 0 High Elms 16 0 0 Westerham 1 5 0 My own plants from purchased seeds 13 7 0 Total 134 51 43 raised the two forms of the present species in exactly the same number from flowers which had been legitimately crossed. The preponderance in the above table of the long-styled form over the short-styled (in the