RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1874. Abstract of letters from A. S. G. Canning, dated 18 and 23 Feb. 1874. CUL-DAR194.17. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 8.2023. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library & William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR194 contains loose notes 'removed from correspondence', Humble bees, hypericum, earthworms, potato grafts etc. 1835-1882.
See important notes on these letters in Correspondance vol. 22, pp. 106-107.
Albert Stratford George Canning, 1832-1916. Landowner and writer of books on political and social issues and Shakespeare. Darwin cited Canning in Variation, 2d ed., vol. 1, pp. 306-07.
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1' letter [from A. S. G. Canning 18 Feb. 1874]
1874
Ireland breed after kept for several 10 years from pale ♀ & common ♂ of Bl. w. ♀ appeared.
— child ♀ granddaughter daughter slightly paler produced ♀ black-winged - - so 2 ♀ appeared.
— young – black-winged when leaves shall differ by being pinkish from the young of the white breed.— ♂ as they grow old leaves all white — Black-winged always smaller & worsted by common kind.—
2d letter [from A. S. G. Canning 24 Feb. 1874]
Black-winged, whilst young or old all alm[ost] alike, whether produced from black-winged 2 common or from 2 different parents 2 ♂ black-wings. — Both kinds occur in same sel of eggs.
old ♀ black-winged reverts to ♂ character æ
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old ∴ painting old var.
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