RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1862.03.01. Ch. Primrose / Summary of proportion of Long & Short-styled plants. CUL-DAR108.66. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 12.2022. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volumes CUL-DAR108-111 contain material for Darwin's book Forms of flowers (1877).
John Horwood (1823-c.1880) was the head gardener of Darwin's neighbour G.H. Turnbull. 1862-63 Horwood superintended the building of Darwin's hothouse. Darwin acknowledged his assistance in Orchids, p. 158.
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Ch. Primrose
Summary of proportions of Long & short-styled plant, in ordinary plants, excluding the "mid-styled strain.—"
Chichester Holwood— Mr Fry Baston Sir J Lubbock Mr Cattell My seedling last year — see published Paper}—
March 1 1862 Mr Turnbull's from M Ducks} Horwood own seedlings raised & quantity from plants of shelf} from three-eyed, which were short or midstyled from Hobson |
Long-styled. 12 42 30 16 1 13
20 p. 9 p. 10A 0 p 8 & 10 |
Short styled 9 12 18 0 5 7
0
0
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Mid 2 15 [illeg] p. 13
9
17 |
As long-styled plants seed more freely, the seed generally collected from them; & in my seedlings from this kind long-styled prevailed
"Cattell, John, 1786/7-1860. Nurseryman of Westerham, Kent. CD often ordered seeds and plants from C. Many records in CD's Account book (Down House MS). 1860 CD to Maxwell Masters, the nurseryman CD generally dealt with. CCD8:147." (Paul van Helvert & John van Wyhe, Darwin: A Companion, 2021)
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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