RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1857.04.14 Gooseberries. CUL-DAR46.2.A33-A34. 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.
[A33]
Gooseberries
April 14th 1857
Examined 54 flowers of different Gooseberries very little difference in size or appearance of flowers — calyx a shade differently coloured.— goose either nothing base of calyx either smooth, wooly or curved with glands; a shade of difference in size of petals of corolla
The yellow Rough is remarkable for darker smaller foliage & rather later flowers, very rough.—
The Sportsman was just as before 1/2 monstrous with various coloured bracteæ.— Now see if Gooseberries differ more in size & shape.— especially sportsman.—
[A34]
20 Catherina one of the palest
46 Pastor do
43 Ville de Paris do
36 "Smooth Green" Red Calyx
33 "White Smooth" very red Calyx!
36 S.
2 Leader
8 Random
46 Pastor
36 Smooth Green} nearly glutenous base of corolla to fine young gooseberry
6 Robins very wooly
7 Sir J. Cotgrave do
28 "Smooth Red" — very rough calyx!
51 "Green Rough" do (this has roughest calyx.)
21 "Yellow Rough" do
The Roughness on Calyx are glandular Hairs
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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