RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Swedish Acts, vol 4. CUL-DAR205.10.20. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 5.2023. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR205.10 contains notes on variation and varieties. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin.
"'Acts of Swedish Academy' i.e. K Swenska Wetenskaps Academiens Handlingar. At Maer, the house of Darwin's uncle, Josiah Wedgwood, Darwin read an English version of this journal. In the Cambridge MSS. Darwin Scientific Papers, item 119, a notebook labelled 'Books Read', Darwin wrote: 'Maer (June 10 to Nov. 14, 1840). . . Swedish Philosoph. Acts vol. 1 to 7. M.S. translat. from 1740, 2d vol 1741, 3d 1742 & 50 on. Erasmus Darwin also cited 'Swedish Acts', e.g. in the Loves of the Plants, 2nd. ed., London, 1790, p. 149, note. The articles Darwin read were also published in German translation in Abhandlungen aus der Naturlehre, Haushaltungskunst nd Mechanik.'' Stauffer, Natural selection, p. 591.
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Swedish Acts. Vol 4.—
Plants which grew on roof of old Church Wheat — sowthistles, cheladonium, rumex — marrubium, nepeta, carduus nutans
The three last strong-scented plants were less so — several had colours of leaves altered — & C. nutans differed also in form from kindred on low ground. — In How many generations have these changes been produced in??
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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