The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online

RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [ny].07.24-11.12. (table of performance of seeds immersed in salt water). CUL-DAR27.1.F11. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Kees Rookmaaker. Corrections by John van Wyhe. Corrections by Christine Chua 12.2022. RN3

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.

[F11]

Plant	Planted without Salt	Planted after salt	Sept 24th (62 days in Salt)
S. decipiens (10)	July 24th ( )	(23d. Augst) 20 days in Salt
― aizoides (L.) (13)	August 1, ~~well~~ moderte		—
― Geum (L.) (17)	O
― umbrosa (L.) (22)	O
― intacta W. (26)	Aug 3d. (?) O
― hirsuta L. (29)	O
― incurvifolia Don (30)	Aug 3d / 5' excellently	O	O

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Salted Aug 18th ✓ Trifolium incarnatum Kew seeds	~~Planted Aug 23d after 5 days salt~~ Aug 22d put in water without salt germ 25	Planted after 3 days salt 23d. Augus Aug 25th. 27th. excellently	Planted Sept I. after 12 days Sept 3. 1 germinted 5th several germinated. 7th many germinated.	Planted Sept 7th after 20 days Sept 9th ~~one~~ 1 germinted. all mny others dead
✓ Peas Thurstons Reliant Aug 23d put in salt	Aug 23d. planted without salt ~~germinated 25th~~ 30th & Aug 3d	Planted Sept 4th after 12 days in salt O dead		Planted Sept 7th after 15 days. all dead O
Peas Thurston Reliant & Trifolium planted in pairs water Aug 23d. planed after 13 days immersion on Sept 5th	Trifolium germinated well Sept 7th Peas all died. ✓		→	so Kidney Beans.

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✓ Sept 24th. put fresh wild cabbage seed frm Tenby in salt-water: gathered about 15 days
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✓ Nov 3d. fresh wold cabbage after 40 days salt Nov. 6' germinated excellently
✓ Johnson Wonder Kidney Beans after 10 days salt (six all dead.)

Nov 8th 45 days Cabbage Nov 11 ~~well~~ excellently.

Nvber 13th 16' few germ ecellently 50 days salt

Nov 25th 65 days Dec 3d germ excellently

after 91 days grew wellish

after 110 days grew Jan 28th 22 have grwn.

after 132 days 2 out of some hundred.—

✓ Oct 24th Phlox Immersd in salt	Nov 8th planted after 15 days in salt	Nov 18' 25 days
	3 germinated out of several.	―
✓ ― Johnson Wonder Beans	— O all dead. —	―
✓ ― Mustard Fresh seed.—	Nov. 12' a few germinated moderately well	— O

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