RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Put following into salt (table of species immersed and results). CUL-DAR27.1.F16. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Kees Rookmaaker, edited by John van Wyhe. RN2
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Put following into salt (table of species immersed and results of planting)
April 10th 11 1/2 A.M. Put following into salt water in small Bottles. in sam place (Planted them 12 oclock Ap. 17th.) 7 days in salt.
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After 14 days. Planted 24th. |
After 28 days May 8th |
42 days after 6 weeks planted May 22 changed water |
8 weeks planted Jun 5th |
10 weeks planted Jun 19th |
J 12 weeks July 3d (84 day) |
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✓ Borage (no albumen) (Ap. 14th) — |
27th saw 4 |
11th [illeg] — |
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O 19th |
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✓ Poppy albumn fleshy-oily —O— |
O — |
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✓ Canary seeds (alb. far.) (Ap. 19th 8 A.m)— |
26th — |
10th barely 11th well— |
25th just beg. |
Jun 11th well |
—23d just beginning much (excellently) |
all dead |
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✓ Oats Ap. 17th 8 A.m) — |
27th — |
11th well — |
—23d. just beg. |
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25th. 5/12. — |
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✓ Barley Ap. 19th 8 A.m.) — |
26th. — |
10th — 11th well |
O |
O |
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✓ Oracle Chenopod, embryo var. (now 3 ? 18th germ.) — |
25th germ. — |
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∗8th. |
not now planted |
not planted — |
July 21. excellently |
✓ Beet (mixed). (do) Seed germinated stickng to Cork |
(25th. germ.) — |
May 10th 11th swollen seed |
—27th. |
9th. |
— do |
— not planted. |
— July 24. excellently |
✓ Chile & Capsicum Solanaceae (albmn fleshy) |
Ap. 26th 1 seed Ap 27th several May 3d. 1 seed.— |
May 17th 2 seeds. Equal |
June 5th (1 seed) |
16th (excellently, 19th) |
— July 2d. excellntly— |
July 25th well |
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{ (These were in water together) ✓ Linseed Linseer. albumen O or little (slimy) (20th 1 seed) |
2 seed 28th. 2 or 3. — |
12th (1 seed) |
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✓ Trifolium in armature ( |
O — |
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✓ Beans Legum. alb. various. (23d.) — |
May 7th.— 1/2 dead 1. Bean.— |
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✓ Peas 20th. — |
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O eleven planted |
(.) 6 planted |
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✓ Savory Lamiaceae alb O or var (21' (1 seed)) (23, 2d seed) — 26th several — |
28th.—29th several — |
(12th 1 seed.) 1 seed / 1 weakly |
—Jun 5th (3 seds) |
—O— 19th — |
—O July 12th.— |
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✓ Rhubarb Polyg. far. alb. (20th.) — |
coloured water red. 28th — 29th several— |
12th. — |
29th. |
—10' just beginning 19th well. |
— not planted |
not planted. |
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✓ Marrow (Cucurb.) alb. O. (21st.) == |
28th. — |
13th. 2/4 seeds |
—O only 2 planted |
17th — excellently 19th |
all gone |
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—July 26th 1. |
✓ Furze (& 23d) (several 25') — May 6—7th. 2 seed. |
O all dead |
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(Dandelion after 32 days excellently on 22d.) |
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* The seeds which had protruded radicle in S. Water died when planted.
Savory Coucumis Canary Seed
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