RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1855.08.21. Raised 6 patches of Hyacinth-flowered Larkspur from German seed. CUL-DAR46.2.A18. 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.
[A18]
Aug 21/55/.
Raised 6 patches of Hyacinth-flowered Larkspur from German seed.—
Name on paper Lilac Dark Blue Flesh colour Copper Red Reddish white ash grey
[total] |
No. of plants raised 2 2 2 4 6 2
18 |
real colour lilac dark blue white 3 white 1 purplish white white white 1 tinge of purple 17 true |
Aug. 1856.
Antirrhinum (12 planted) all came quite false
Tall Branching Larkspur, 6 Bunches
White 28 all true
Violet 20 pale reddish purple 1 striped
Pale Lilac about 141 rather mottled
Lilac ? 3 [illeg] of Blue, most of pale blue
Dark Lilac 12 reddish purple all true
Violet 20 4 different [illeg] abo[ut] 6/20 not true
[total] 94 9 false
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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