RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [ny].05.22-06.18. Beans Kidney Beans. CUL-DAR46.2.A12. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 8.2022. RN1
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. The volume CUL-DAR46.2 contains Notes for Natural selection.
"Brooks, William, 1802-? Gardener at Down House. Census of 1861. Foulmouthed and morose. Lived in a cottage close to cow yard. Wife Keziah, son private in Guards. F. Darwin, Springtime, 1920, p. 57. Daughter Emily, same age as Anne Darwin; they were playmates. R. Keynes, Annie's box, 2001, p. 108." (Paul van Helvert & John van Wyhe, Darwin: A Companion, 2021.)
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Beans
1 Windsor X
2 White Blossom
3 Green Long Pod
4 Early Mozagan X
5 Scarlet Blossom
6 Early Long Pod X
7. Improved thick Windsor
8 Green Windsor
9 Dwarf Fan
10 Tokers Beans
11 Johnson's Wonderful
12 Horse Bean
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X cultivated by Brooks
1 Kidney Beans
1 Canterbury Dwarf X (X)
2 Negro
3 Prolific Dwarf (X)
4 Shillings New Runners
5 Cream Dwf X
6 Dun Kidney (X)
7 China Kidney
8 Newington's Wonder (X)
9 Black Prolific Dwarf
10 Mohawk
11 Early Frame Dwf
12 Magpie
13 Purple speckled Dwf.
13 ((X) means earlier than others)
May 22d. Long Common Beans do not d differ much plants 1-1/2 inch high.— Horse & Dwf Fan, however both considerably different
(June 6' do) Scarlet & White Blossom, next most different.
(June 18' do remarks)
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June 18 Magpie K. is rather broader leaves & true─ rather most different
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June 18th Asters all alike seedling
— Scotch do do
— Hollyock do young leaves just formed Cotyled. yet preserved
— Sweet Peas do
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