RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Mid-styled fertilised by Lettington. CUL-DAR27.2.B33. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 12.2022. RN1
NOTE: Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin.
"Lettington, Henry, c.1822/3-c.1910. Gardener in 1851 census. 1854-79 Gardener at Down House. L of CD "He moons about in the garden, and I have seen him standing doing nothing before a flower for ten minutes at a time. If only he had something to do I believe he would be better". Lubbock, Darwin-Wallace celebrations of the Lin. Soc. of London, 1908, pp. 57-8. Helped CD in his experiments on the crossing of plants. More anecdotes on L at Down House in F. Darwin, Springtime and other essays, 1920, pp. 56-8. 1860s Photograph of L with William Brooks by William Darwin, Down House collection. Reproduced in Reeve, Down House, 2009, p. 23 and Browne, Power of place, facing p. 312. Mrs. Amy L was draper in the village. 1882 L was on "Personal Friends invited" list for CD's funeral. 1895 Jul. Alive." (Paul van Helvert & John van Wyhe, Darwin: A Companion, 2021.)
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Mid-styled fertilised by Lettington with both own pollens, under net; two branches; thus done, in none of these case was the crossing done carefully it was not looked to whether pollen was on stigma.
3 12 13 20 0 7} 6 pods
Five pods fertilised themselves
42 10 101 26 0
4) [calculations not transcribed]
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Mid-styled Plant. Kew.
ü White silk — 138
X White worsted 130 mistake ?)
X do 115
0 Black worsted 112
White silk cotton 92
ü White silk 149
White cotton 9
X White wool 14
0 Black wool 130
X Black silk 83
0 Black wool 143
X White wool 6
0 Black worsted 100
ü White silk 147
White thread — 63
0 Black wool — 35
X White wool 2
ü White silk 109
à (How curious so fertile far from stream of Water)
X White wool — 9
ü White silk 133
ü do do 144
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