RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1855?].06.18-09.04. [list of kidney bean varieties, with some notes on their growth]. CUL-DAR46.2.A22-A23. 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.


[A22]

1 Canterbury Dwf —(Flower snow white)

2 Negro — cream-coloured Not yet in flower Sept 4 now in flower dark purple only small, hardly above half of Canterbury

3 Prolific Dwf. (Fl. Snow White Fl)

4 Shillings New Grotto, very pale purple, rather larger than 1 to 3 Flowers

5 Cream Dw'

6 Dun Kidney} tallest plant flower like 4.

7 China Kidney flower like 4.—

8 Newington Wonder rather darker purple rather smaller than 4 to 7.—

9 Black Prolific (not in flower) purple like in 2. but larger, but not so large as no 1

10 Mohawk

11 Early frame} done flowering. These flowers were not remarkable white smallish flower

[A22v]

12 Magpie Purple like 8, but larger flower, as large as any viz 4-7—

13 Purple Speckled,— very pale purple, like in all respect 4-7

(12 & 13 tall & large Plants)

Hence in flowers, 4, 5, 6, 7, & 13 all alike

1 & 2 3, 11 alike. & probably 10.—

4 & 13 alike in colour but different in size

[A23]

Kidney Beans Dwarf

Canterbury, Prolific, Dun Kidney, Newington wonder rather earlier than others

June 18th. (This has extremely mottled Pods.) Magpie Kidney has rather broader leaves & rather different tint than others.

June 29th.— Young plants about 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 high. Canterbury, Negro & Prolific Newing Newington Wonder do July 7th have now smaller rather narrower, rather greener leaves: Magpie rather broader & darker green

July 7th I do not see any difference in Magpie

July 20' I can see no difference in flowers of any Kinds. (N.B there must have been early Kinds.

July 23d Flower of Magpie pale purple. Shillings Grotto, Cream Dwf & Dun Kidney B. throw out great runners.

[A24]

July 25th— /1855/ Pods of Kidney Beans.— in Colour the Magpie K curiously marked with purplish brown & "Newington Wonder" in same Manner —

In shape & size, the Newington wonder is small straight narrow & cylindrical.

Early Frame curved rather narrow & very long.— The Prolific Dwf Kidney show shape of Bean, is small & narrow.

Negro & Canterbury also small.—

In form & size 3 groups viz Negro, Canterbury & Prolific —viz Number in list 1, 2, 3

(2) Newington wonder slightly different — , 8,

(3) Early Frame— 11,

(4) all the others. broad, & large 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13

This relates exclusively to Pods


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