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RECORD: Darwin, C. R. & Emma Darwin. 1871. [Abstract of German magazine on breeding Potatoes]. CUL-DAR193.81. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 4.2021. 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 volume CUL-DAR193 contains notes for Darwin's book Variation under domestication (1865-75).

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17 October 1871

p 83

Lindemuth's experiments communicated by Magnus

Potatoes used round red & long white, he produced long red when resembling white ones in shape of their eyes.

Reuter's exp communicated by Magnus –

Long red potato grafted onto Round White

In 18 experiments he got "numerous" white quite reddened long potatoes resembling the red ones very marly in former gestalt

Reuter in another series grafted small red kind on white round. In one case out of 40 he got intermediate tubers; these were white tubers with red "eye-fields" resembling the red kind in shape

Another series ruby colour intermediate.

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