[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.° 5

May 12 46°

13 46° changed water of big seeds.

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

15.

16 - 46° 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 - 47° changed small bottle

22d 47°

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 48° Big seeds.

31. little seeds

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

Jun 2d.  Big seeds.

3d 49.° 2

4th all small seeds.

5 49.° 6 big seeds

6th.

7th 50.° 5 Changed large & small sd.

8

9

10

11th 51° changed water of both

12th

June 13th 51.° 5

14 changed both

15 51.°5

16th

17th changed all

18th 51°

19

20 changed all

21

22

23d 51.°2 changed

24th

25th 51.° 7

26th changed

27th

28 52.° 5

29 changed

30th 52.° 5

July 1

Jul 2d. (changed)

3d (54°)

4

5th (changed)

6th

7th 54.5

8th changed

9th

10th

11 changed

12th 55.° 2

13

14th changed

15

16th

17th changed

18th. 55.°2

19

20

21 changed

22

23

24th changed

25

26th 55.° 5'

27th changed

28

29

30th changed

31

August

1

2d changed

3 56.° 5

4

5 changed

9th do

11th 56°

18th 56.° 7

23d 58°

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 mny 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]

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March 13th without salt

Salt 14 days

salt 26 days

salt 28

6 weeks

8 weeks