RECORD: Darwin, C. R. & George Darwin. George Darwin's diary, 1853-1855 / Draft folios of Living Cirripedia. CUL-DAR210.4.1. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 10.2023. 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-DAR210.4 contains drafts of Cirripedia and George Darwin's papers.
Darwin recorded in his personal Journal in 1854, "Sept. 9th. Finished packing up all my cirripedes.1 preparing Fossil Balanidae distributing copies of my work &c &c."
Some of the draft pages of Living Cirripedia were cut up and re-used as scraps for the children. Seven cut up pages were made into a little diary for George Darwin. The diary consists of 27 pages, 16 of them lined, and numbered from 1 to 16. Other paginations by archivists are in square brackets.
On the front page numbered '1' are entries for 1-8 November, without the year. George recorded Darwin went to London on 8 November, making the year most likely to be 1855. On the back of page 15, there is a dated entry "Monday 4 1853 April Went a walk Mr huitsens". George was eight years old in 1853.
In the middle section of the diary where a piece of thread was strung through to tie the pieces of paper together was the top half page of Folio 4 '(4) Clisiadæ'. This is the only surviving diary from any of Darwin's children and innocent and adorable it is, it is also an important document. Only mentions of Darwin in George's little diary are transcribed.
The drafts of Living Cirripedia were formerly catalogued as CUL-DAR210.7.[1] and transcribed in 2022. The text has since been superseded as new drafts belonging to the set are uncovered. It has since been re-catalogued as part of CUL-DAR210.4.1 and CUL-DAR210.4.2. Seven cut up pages from George's diary are matched to form 7 half-page drafts, re-organised, corrected and transcribed. The texts and composite scans are added to the end of this document.
[1]
1
[Entries from 1 to 8 Nov]
G H D
Nov 8
Papa went to London 8th
[1v]
(1
letd or sack-formed)
balanidæ
founded into a sack-formed
a toothed calcareous rim, with
downwards towards the rostral
abldom part- abdomen narrow
ted. Mouth with upper lip
belliform movable organ, Polypi
mandibles & inner maxillæ
pair present; haunches not articulated. Pairs double
anteriorly to anus.
ted by st single style beneath
[2]
2
[in Darwin's hand] nocular & furnished with
[Entries from 9 to 13 Nov]
Nov 12 No walk, Papa has come home on the 12
Nov 13 Papa has brought a pencil cutter.
[2v]
3
[Entries from 14 to 19 Nov]
and 4 calerd pencel
Nov 17 papa [illeg] the duke buried on 18
Nov 18 Papa too come
[3]
4
[Entries from 20 to 29 Nov]
Nov 20 papa has gone to Bromley
Nov 24 Went to Aunt Sarah than to the sandwalk with papa
[3v]
Pedunculated Sessile (II Div
(2) Lepadidæ
Capitulum usually
(2) Peduncle without calcareous
cement-glands & two
undivided cement
flattened with calc. pieces sometimes absent or rudi
(1) Capitulum not as generally
rudimentary, with
Hepte-lasmis the brachial valves
Calcareous pieces not overlapping each other, with
Upper portion of cal
Valves only capable of being shut
Animal Sack, not furnished wi
adductor of tergal valves
Animal lodged obliquely within capitulum — stomach
Branchiæ attached
no sack — branchiæ;
palpi flattened but pointing as
[text excised] like bullate
[4]
or notched
formed, nearly as large as
without prominent rostrals
Cirri 6 pair with haunches having two first pair
posterior. 2d pair w
contracted.
Tail absent or rud
Hermaphrodite, or bisexual Penis single, seated beneath
Ovaria, seated within pedun
Larva in first stage uniocular with
attached generally to floating or moving objects dead
[4v]
5
[Entries for 30 Nov to 11 Dec, not transcribed.]
[5]
6
[Entries from 10-19 Dec, not transcribed.]
[in Darwin's hand:] Order I Tripoda
[5v]
[Doodles]
Crustacea
Cirripedia
Sub-families
|
Genera Arthrobalanus |
(1) Anatiferidæ
|
Alepas? 3 Otion 1 Cineras 2 Anatifera 4 Trilasmis 5 Heptalasmis |
(2) Pallicipidæ Sipho-cepas [Acalaia]
|
Scalpellum 2 Ibla 3 Smilium? 1 Pollicipes Mitella Lithotrya |
d & aviror unequal or unsymetric |
Clisia |
[6]
[Doodles]
(1) Chthamalidæ
|
Catophragmus 1 Octomeris 2 Chthamalus 4 Priolepas 5 Chamailasma 3 Thuralepas 6 Artrolepas 7 |
(2) Coronulidæ (?) |
Coronula Platylepas Tubicinella |
(3) Balanidæ |
A flat or irregular Balanus [Diktuobus] Coria Elminius B. Base cup-shaped parasitic in or on corals & sponges Acasta Conopea Adna Prygoma Creusia Nobia Desaria 35 genera |
[6v]
7
[Entries for 20-23 Dec, not transcribed.]
[7]
8
[Entries for 24-29 Nov 1854]
Nov 29
papa and mamma went to London about Willy having the Scarlet fevour.
[Emma recorded in her diary that William had scarlet fever on 18 May 1855. Darwin wrote to his cousin W. D. Fox on 24 May that Emma had travelled to Rugby to nurse him.]
[7v and 8]
(4
(4) Clisiadæ
Shell unsymmetrical circular formed of six pieces, 4 opercular valves & a Carina & rostrum the right opercular valves capable of being opened; the left attached & forming part of circle, with the carina & rostrum, which do not on right side, do not overlap each other, but lock together by a serrated suture but on left side do not approach each other. Base membranous.
Animal placed in a plane parallel to base.
Branchiæ none. Mouth upper lip not bullate, nor notched nor toothed. Mandibles with single row of teeth
Inner maxillæ, cutting face irregular.
Cirri with three posterior pair on same type.
[8v]
9
[Entries for 30 Nov to 1 Dec, not transcribed.]
[9]
10
[blank]
[9v]
11
[blank]
[in Darwin's hand:] Sessilia
[illeg] alimentary
[10]
[10v]
12
[blank]
[11]
13
[blank]
[11v]
& mandibles inner maxillæ
ls.
segments;
differently constructed form the five
with ant. arms also slight differently
mentary & double, not articulated
on abdominal face of anus.
cle & sometimes round the sack extending under the opercular valves.
ut prehensile antennæ
(alepas?) as Creusia Echnoidæ
or alive
[12]
(2
sion – Pedunculated or sack-formed
scales, with attached by two
-tubes, opening out near centre of surface of attachment
mentary, formed of with consisting of a carina sometimes
two tergal valves & with
often either absent or rudimentary
the parts
calcareous pieces not projecting free.
t & opened
ith voluntary muscles, excepting the
generally furnished with cœa
to post-abdomen & abdomen.
an ovum-fold in rostral portion)
towards each other
t touching
branching
[line excised]
[12v]
14
[blank]
[13]
15
[blank]
[13v]
Monday 4 1853 April
Went a walk Mr huitsens
[in Darwin's hand] the anus
Larvæ in first stage b
prehensile antennæ
Living buried in shells
[14]
(1 Section — Peduncu
(II Arthro
Peduncle & Capitulum for con
bag. Valves represented by
two calceus bars running downwards towards the rostral
margin of sack.)
animal. Branchiæ none:
elongated & transversely articulated.
produced into a long fla
cylindrical pointing upwards
furnished with apodemes
Cirri with only 3 posterior p
seated on dorsal surface
[line excised] or represented
[14v]
16
G H D
(1
[Composite transcription of p. 14 and p. 1v:]
(1 Section – Pedunculated or sack-formed)
(I) [Arthrobalanidæ]
Peduncle & Capitulum for confounded into a sack-formed bag. Valves represented by a toothed calcareous rim with two calcareous bars running downwards towards the rostral
margin of sack.)
animal. Branchiæ none: abldomen post- abdomen narrow elongated & transversely articulated. Mouth with upper lip produced into a long flabelliform moveable organ. Palpi
cylindrical pointing upwards mandibles & inner maxillæ furnished with apodemes
Cirri with only 3 posterior pair present; haunches not articulated. Penis double
seated on dorsal surface anteriorly to anus.
[line excised] or represented by st single style beneath
(2
[Composite of p. 3v and p. 12]
Pedunculated Sessile (1) Division, Pedunculated or sack-formed
(2) Lepadidæ
Capitulum usually
(2) Peduncle without calcareous scales, with attached by two cement-glands & two undivided cement-tubes, opening out near centre of surface of attachment
(1) Capitulum with as generally flattened with calc. pieces sometimes absent or rudimentary, formed of with consisting of a carina sometimes rudimentary with two or
tergal valves & with Heptalasmis tt brachial valves often either absent or rudimentary
Calcareous pieces not overlapping each other, with the parts
Upper portion of calcareous pieces not projecting free.
Valves only capable of being shut & opened
Animal Sack, not furnishedwith voluntary muscles, excepting the adductor of tergal valves
Animal lodged obliquely within capitulum – Stomach generally furnished with cœa Branchiæ attached to post-abdomen & abdomen.
no sack-branchiæ (but an ovum-fold in rostral portion)
palpi flattened pointing towards each other not touching
[line excised] bullate [text excised] branching, [mandibles]
[Composite transcription of p. 4 and p. 11v]
or notched
formed, nearly as large as r mandibles inner maxillæ
without prominent rostrals;
Cirri 6 pair; with haunches having two segments first pair differently constructed form the five posterior. 2d pair with ant. arms also slight differently constructed
Tail absent or rudimentary & double, not articulated
Hermaphrodite or bisexual Penis single, seated beneath on abdominal face of anus.
Ovaria, seated within peduncle & sometimes round the sack extending under the opercular valves.
Larvæ in first stage uniocular without prehensile antennæ
Attached generally to floating or moving objects dead or alive (alepas?) as Creusia Echinoidæ
(4
[Composite transcription of p. 7v and p. 8]
(4) Clisiadæ
Shell unsymmetrical circular formed of six pieces, 4 opercular valves & a Carina & rostrum the right opercular valves capable of being opened; the left attached & forming part of circle, with the carina & rostrum, which do not on right side, do not overlap each other, but lock together by a serrated suture but on left side do not approach each other. Base membranous.
Animal placed in a plane parallel to base.
Branchiæ none. Mouth upper lip not bullate, nor notched nor toothed. Mandibles with single row of teeth
Inner maxillæ, cutting face irregular.
Cirri with three posterior pair on same type.
[5]
[Composite transcription of p. 10 and p. 5v]
Sub-class. Cirripedia |
|||
Orders Order I. Tripoda or Tribrachiata no has six feet. ie 3 pairs |
Families
[Arthrobalanidæ]
|
Sub-families
(1) Anatiferidæ
|
Genera Arthrobalanus
Alepas? 3 Otion 1 Cineras 2 Anatifera 4 Trilasmis 5 Heptalasmis |
Order II Saxpoda or Sax brachiate Hexpoda no has Tripoda 12 feet Apoda |
Pedunculata movements involuntary except adductor
|
(2) Pallicipidæ Sipho-cepas [Acalaia]
|
Scalpellum 2 Ibla 3 Smilium? 1 Pollicipes Mitella Lithotrya |
|
no movement [illeg] add Pomarisa from P. [illeg] a li d & aviror unequal or unsymetric |
|
Clisia |
[6]
[Composite transcription of p. 9v and p. 6]
Sessilia
[illeg] alimentary
(1) Chthamalidæ
|
Catophragmus 1 Octomeris 2 Chthamalus 4 Priolepas 5 Chamailasma 3 Thuralepas 6 Artrolepas 7 |
(2) Coronulidæ (?) |
Coronula Platylepas Tubicinella |
(3) Balanidæ |
A flat or irregular Balanus [Diktuobus] Coria Elminius B. Base cup-shaped parasitic in or on corals & sponges Acasta Conopea Adna Prygoma Creusia Nobia Desaria 35 genera |
[7]
[Composite transcription of p. 13v and p. 2]
the anus.
Larvæ in first stage binoculars furnished with
prehensile antennæ.
Living buried in shells.
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