The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online

RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [ny].11.13-.03.16. [List of seeds planted and how many germinated]. CUL-DAR205.9.351-352. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 10.2021. 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-DAR205.9 contains notes on palaeontology and geology [regarding theory of evolution].

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Nov. 13th seeds Planted

Nov. 16th 4 Oats picked all separately all germinated

18 1 grass

19 4 Mon 1 Dicot

20 1 monocot

21 1 mon 1 dicot

23d 1 Dicot

27 2 Dicot

29 2 dicots

Dec. 2d 1 Dicot

7 14 dicot in one group

14 in another group + 5

13 1. Dicot

17 2. dic

Jan 13 1. Dic.

14 14 in group Dic

16 1. Dic.

[Total] 60 Dicot. 11. Monocot.

[Right margin:] At least 2 sp of Monocot 3 sp of Dicot

(over

14 [+] 31 [+] 31 [+] [+] 28 [+] 16 [=] 120 days

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Jan 21 1 Dicot

23 1 Dicot

Feb 5 4 Dicot 1 Monocot

14 1 Dicot

March 14 2. Dicot

16 1. do

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Dict [numbers in total] 70 Dicot

Monocot [numbers in total] 12 Monocot [+] 70 [=] 82 Plants!!!

How many [Known] I cannot say, but at least 3. Dicot & 2. Monocots, of which one the common Oct.

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