RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [c.1863]. [list of plants from John Cattell's catalogue, some with prices]. CUL-DAR255.8. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Kees Rookmaaker, edited by John van Wyhe. Corrections by Christine Chua. RN2
NOTE: Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin.
"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.)
From the index of Gardeners' Chronicle, no. 53 (31 December 1859): "HUGH LOW AND CO. have to offer of fine quality, PEACHES, NECTARINES, APRICOTS, PLUMS, CHERRIES, APPLES, PEARS, both on Pear and Quince Stocks. Prices will be furnished on application."
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Disa
Vinca-like Plant
Drosera
Sarracenia— Nepenthes
Asclepias — species
Poinsettia
Catasetidæ
Melastoma with good sized flowers — a Bush.
Cyanophyllum—
Bulbophyllum
Cypripedium barbatum
moveable Labellum. (Bateman)
Stilidyum adnatum. 1.6. Low
Brugmansea— flowers turn up in Moonlight
Bryanthus erectus hybrid form
Menziesia cærulea empetriformis
Rhodathamnus chæmaecistus
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Hugh Low & Co. — Cattell will get me at prices below without carriage
✓ Asclepias currasavica |
1.6 |
— rosea |
do |
✓ Seed of common annual Mimosa |
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Canna Warscewisii — |
2.6 |
✓ Gloxinia droopy & upright |
1.6—to 3.6. |
Malpighia urens |
5 |
Pentas rosea |
1.6 |
Poinsettia pulcherrima |
3.6 |
✓ Cyanophyllum magnificum |
7.6— 21 |
— speciosa |
do. do. |
✓ Melastoma atropurpurea |
2.6 |
— trinerva |
2.6. |
Maranta — |
2.6 |
Ruellia aurantiaca |
2.6 |
✓ — maculata |
1.6. |
✓Allamanda & Dipladenia |
2.6 or 3.6.
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[inserted in pencil:] Get Edwardsia tetraptera mentioned by Treviranus Honey.
Acropera Loddigesia— |
10.6 |
Catasetidæ |
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Catasetum cristatum |
do |
Clowesia |
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— Russelianum |
do |
Cyrtopodium. |
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✓ Gongora atropurpurea |
5 |
✓ Cyrtopodium Andersonii |
10.6 |
✓ — maculata |
5 |
— punctata |
10.6 |
Mormodes auraticum |
21 |
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✓ Stanhopea grandiflora |
7.6. |
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Neotteae |
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Acropera Loddigesii.— |
10.6 |
Catasetidæ |
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Catasetum cristatum |
do |
Clowesia |
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— Russelianum |
do. |
Cyrtopodium. |
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✓ Gongora atropurpurea |
5 |
✓ Cyrtopodium Andersonii |
10.6 |
✓ — maculata |
5 |
— punctata |
10.6 |
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Mormodes auraticum11 |
21 |
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Anoectochilus argenteus |
5s. |
✓ Stanhopea grandiflora |
7.6. |
— pictus. |
8s |
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Neotteae |
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