The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online

RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1860.05.21. Compared cotyledon full-sized of several cabbages in K[itchen] Garden. CUL-DAR205.6.72. 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

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-DAR205.6 contains notes on embryology [pigeons].

"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)

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Compared cotyledons full-sized of several cabbages in K Garden, taking Cattells Barne's as type; no sensible difference in following kinds

Green Curled Savoy

Thousand-headed Kale

Brussells Sprout (cot: a trifle smaller)

Scotch Kale (do)

Cauliflower

Sprouting Broccoli purple - a shade darker-coloured & rather taller stem.

Broccoli Penzance (trifle larger)

Common Red Cabbage - rather dark purple - specially stem

Jerusalem Dwarf Purple Kail (purplish) smaller cotyledons.

Couve Tronchuda taller & on average large cotyledons

Dwarf Jerusalem Purple Kail decidedly smaller than average cots - This & true of colour only difference.

Couve Tronchuda

Kail, curled Jerusalem

Scotch Kail, fine feathered

Kail, Melvilles' variegated treble curled Garnishing}

Siberian Kail or Ragged Jack}

(First leaves very different)

Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)