RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1842.06.13. Saw large seedling beds (not planted out). CUL-DAR205.6.24. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 11.2021. RN1
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The brown crayon number '12' indicates that this document was filed by Darwin in his portfolio for the subject of Embryology.
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Maer June 13 /42/
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Saw large seedling beds (not planted out) of some fine vars. of cabbages, greens, brussels sprouts & several vars. of Broccoli they were certainly easily distinguishable, especially the crumpled leaves of Greens, but not nearly so markedly as full grown cabbages, greens, sprouts &c &c. Saw a row half Dwarf Imperial & half Dwarf Symmetry, about a fortnight old, they could be just distinguished, chiefly by shade of green & the Gardener says they are very like when full grown. Different vars. put forth their tendrils at rather different ages. Are all Dicotyledon plants undistinguishable at a certain age: no doubt it must be before growth of the green cotyledons
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