[F20]

1855

May 10th - Put all those on other side in salt-water in Wine cellar at 11 A.M.

May 11th 10 1/2 46.º 5

May 12 46º

13 46º changed water of big seeds.

14th 46º changed water of little seeds: in several cases much discoloured: seeds much swollen.

15.

16 - 46º changed water of big seeds water frothed.

17 - 46.25 little Bottles: water smelt slightly in few.

18 46.5.

19 46.6 changed water of big seeds.

20 -

21 - 47º changed small bottle

22d 47º

23d 47.5. water of big seeds.

24th water of little seeds.

25. 47.8

26th Big seeds

27

28 49.5. little seeds.

29

30 48º Big seeds.

31. little seeds

Jun 1. 48.º 5 (some little seeds changed)

Jun 2d.  Big seeds.

3d 49.º 2

4th all small seeds.

5 49.º 6 big seeds

6th.

7th 50.º 5 Changed large & small sd.

8

9

10

11th 51º changed water of both

12th

June 13th 51.º 5

14 changed both

15 51.º5

16th

17th changed all

18th 51º

19

20 changed all

21

22

23d 51.º2 changed

24th

25th 51.º 7

26th changed

27th

28 52.º 5

29 changed

30th 52.º 5

July 1

Jul 2d. (changed)

3d (54º)

4

5th (changed)

6th

7th 54.5

8th changed

9th

10th

11 changed

12th 55.º 2

13

14th changed

15

16th

17th changed

18th. 55.º2

19

20

21 changed

22

23

24th changed

25

26th 55.º 5'

27th changed

28

29

30th changed

31

August

1

2d changed

3 56.º 5

4

5 changed

9th do

11th 56º

18th 56.º 7

23d 58º

Sept 1 56.5

 

[F20v]

Planted May 21, except those with cross - 17 days in salt

29. X Convolvulus minor - May 17th little plants perfect cotyledons & radicles escaped whilst under water (24th germ. (22 days) June 1s many seeds bursting planted.

30 Sensitive Plant. O - June 10th after 22 days - 1 or 2 seeds.

1. Catells Reliance Cabb. (23d) / June 4th (60 germinated nearly all.

2. Mammoth White Broccoli (23d) about 60 / O

3. Early Cauliflower (25) 100 seeds / June 6th 1 seed. 5/100

4. Common Cress. / June 5th (tried for drying)

5. Erysimum Perfectimum (24') (25th several) / June 6th (1 seed) several

6. Alstroemeria pulchella dead (dead) / (O June 15) [crossed]

7 Lupinus polyphyllus (When swelled) (28 1 seed) /June 7 3/7 swollen: 7 not swollen all dead

8 Hibiscus manihot O (good seed) / (O June 15)

9 Holcus saccharentus (26) X / June 8th

10 Salmostiga trilobata O Con / June 16th (4 seeds 22d.)

11 Canary seed / June 5th.

12 Carrot / June 10th. (1 seed) [crossed]

13 argemone mexicana June 8th (1 seed) / June 23d.

14 Epacris paludosa O (dead) / O [crossed]

15 Phlox Drumondii (mixed vars) O rather poor seed. / O

16 Clarkia pulchella (25) / --

17 Cistus (mixed) June 4th? / June 12th. (2 very poorly)

18 Scarlet 10 week stock (24th) / --

19 Physalis alkekenji (dead) June 15th I think seed alive but thrown away) / (O June 15th)

20. Mixed German Aster (26th) / --

21 Marseilles Poppy (28th) / --

22 Geum Coccineum splendens (June 3d.) / O

23 Ageractum mexicanum (31d 2 or 3 seed) / June 10th.

24 Celery Catells White / --

25 Capsicum / --

26 Mustard swollen (24th) O June / --

27 Spring Spinach (24") / --

28 Tomato Pencil (pear-shaped) O / --

28 Potatoe (28th) (printed figure) / June 15th 1 seed.

Palma Christi (minor) June 6th minor 1 seed. var minor

Palma Christi (major) sunk & [illeg] (dead?) 1 seed, var minor

Lupinus annual straw-coloured many swollen (May 25th 1 seed 26 other seed) 3/5 lived not swollen / June 5th swollen but small. 4/12

Canna Indica (June 1st) eleven days. 1/2 germinated (poor seed) / June 23d not dead but taken up.

Oats

Sea Kale (float) 21' several have sunk (1 just begin to germinate on Jun 1st: & in eleven days / skinned

Nasturtium (28th. 1 seed) 4/6 germinated

Johnson's Wonder Beans May 21 many swollen (1 Bean May 27th) 2/6 lived / dead 3

Early Forming Dul K. Beans— do do 6 Kidneys dead

[F21]

Planted June 15th after 36 days 3 salt / June 29th 50 days

1 Catells Cabbage (June 19th well) excellently / I suspect injured by too much sun

3 Cauliflower O / O

6 Erysimum (June 19th 1 seed) well / 1 July 12 only one seed

7 Lupinus polyphyllus (25th just beginning) 2 of them, but did not fully protrude / O July 26th

9 Holcus saccharentus (July 5' 2 just beginning) July 7th. 2 or 3. (fairly) / O July 26th

13 Argemone mexicana July 5th well / July 12th well excellently.

17 Cistus (well June 22) / O July 26th

22 Geum (July 5 Well) July 14th 1 seed.

23 Ageratum (June 28th) / July 7th 2 or 3

26 Mustard O / --

28 Tomato O O / --

28 Potatoe June 22d excellently / July 7th excellently

Canna Indica July 5th (1) / July 28th several but poorly

Palma Christi (June 29th. great var.) July 1 little var. one of each / --

Lupine Annual (June 19th) 3/18) / O July 10th.

29 Convolvulus (22d 1 seed) (all rest dead.) / O

30 Mimosa July 2d. 2 seeds. excellently July 5th. - 2 out of few well  

[in margin:] I suspect

June 16th after 37 days in open good

Nasturtium (June 29th several germinated) almost all / in Pot. Frame O.

Sea Kale July 3d 2 or 3, 4 several

Are not Rhubarb, Atriplex, Beet, low Plants, because Hooker remark that low plants extend furthest? Ask Catell whether those seeds which I find stand salt longest are the longest keepers.

[F22]

Hooker's Seeds. (good germinators) 2 & 4

28 days in salt. Planted June 7th Put in Frame / July 3d 54 days

28. Potato (June 17th) plant 2 or 3) (Planted in other Pot?) / not planted

16 Clarkia pulchella (23d well) / O 24th

18. Ten week Stock (June 10th?) / O 24th

20 German Aster (June 17th) / O 24th

21 Poppy June 25th (well) / O 24th

26 Mustard (O June 15th) Planted again on 15' after 36 days

27 Spinach (June 13) / July 16th.

Sea Kale in Pot (June 27th 1 came up) / not planted

Nasturtium in Pot (2/12? germinated. [Sat] unknown / do

Johnstons Wonder Beans in ground O 60 Planted / do

Early Frame D Kidney Bean O 80 Planted / do

[in margin:] I suspect injured by too much sun

July 19th 70 days / Aug 18th. 100 days.

5 Erysimum O Aug 3d

9 Holcus O 13th.

13 Argemone July 30th

16 Clarkia O Augt

17 Cistus July 31st

18 10 week stock O Aug 3d

20 Aster O Aug 3d

21 Poppy O do

22 Geum Aug 1st (1 seed)

23 Ageratum (July 31st 1) / Sept 2d 1 seed, out of many / Planted Sept 7th. 120 days / Planted Sept 24 137 days

27 Spinach (July 23d) excellently / Aug 22d 4 / 2 or 3 / O

28 Potato July 26' (just beginning) excellently 28th excellently Aug 27th. 8 O

28 Tomato O Aug 9th

Lupinus (.) O

Nasturtium in Garden. O

Onion (100 days tank & Cellar) July 26th 1 2 or 3. only out of the 30

Dandelion 61 days. July 21st. excellently

August 3d.  85 days / Planted 18th Aug 100 days / Planted Sept 7th 120 days / Planted Sept 24. 137 days

Cress O / Celery Sept 3. splendid / 1. 24th / 3 or 4 Oct 3d.— Oct 8th. very many

Carrot O

Capsicum Aug 14th well excellently 5/29 / 28th excellently / 5 germ/22 yet 1/2 dried first / Oct 8th well O 22d

Oats Aug 9th excellently / Aug 26 4 / half germinated / O

Canary seed. Aug 9th. moderate most germinated & then died off / Aug 27 1/2 germinated 1/2 germ. Oct 9 many / 2 germinated / --

[F23]

 

Lettuce            March 18th without salt         Salt 7 days      Salt 14 days             Salt 21 days    Salt 28             6 weeks           8 weeks

Lettuce            3          1          1          2 several          2          3           2, 5, 7

Radish             3          2          3, 1 seed          4 several          6          5—6   

Cabbage          3          3, 2 : 5, 2 others          8, 2 seed          O         O         O             ——

Cress   3          1          2          2          2          4—5    9

Onions             5          2          2          3, 4 several      4          6 1 seed             4—5

Carrot 5          3          3          5, 1 seed          6          5          9

Celery             14        6 1 seed           7          9          8—9    9          9

Oats Aug 7'     3          2          3                      3          3—4   

Beans 5 or      6          13                    O         ——   

Marrow Cucurbita ovifera      4          4          4                      5          O not ripened           

Chile Capsicum          10        9          9                      9                     

Rhubard          10        3          4                      4          7         

Oracle Atriplex           2          1          1                                             

Beet Beta        5          1          1                      2—3    5         

Spinach           4          not salted                                                       

Trif. incrnt.     2          O         O                     O         ——   

White Ane      3          not salted                                                       

Yellow Ane     6          not salted                                                       

Borage Borago officinalis      not tried          2          3                      3          O            

Poppy all dead           O         O                                            

Canry seed Phalaris Canariensis        not salted        3          3                      2—3    3—4   

Barly Hrdeum             2 do     2          2                      2—3    O        

Linseed Linm usitatissimm     3 (well germed)          3          4                      4 (1 seed)0         O        

Peas     not salted1      3          O                     O         O        

Savory             do2      4, 1 seed; 6 2d.            4—                  4                     

Furze   9          6, 2seed / 8 several     12

[illeg] 233                                                                              

Kidney Bean   3—4