RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [ny].11.13-.03.16. [List of seeds planted and how many germinated]. CUL-DAR205.9.351-352. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and John van Wyhe, edited by John van Wyhe 10.2021. RN2
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.
[in right margin:] At least 2 sp of Monocot 3 sp of Dicot
14 [+] 31 [+] 31 [+] [+] 28 [+] 16 [=] (120 days)
(over
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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.—
1
1
1
2
2
1
14
19
1
2
1
14
1
1
1
4
1
2
1
70
Dicot
Monocot
4
1
4
1
1
1
12 Monocot
70
82 Plants!!!
How many kinds I cannot say, but at least
3. Dicot &
2. Monocots, of which one the common Oat.—
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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