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RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1855.09.01. Remarks on the 9 Plums sent me by Mr Cattell. CUL-DAR46.2.A36. 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

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"Cattell, John, 1786/7-1860. Nurseryman of Westerham, Kent. CD often ordered seeds and plants from C. Many records in CD's Account book (Down House MS). 1860 CD to Maxwell Masters, the nurseryman CD generally dealt with. CCD8:147." (Paul van Helvert & John van Wyhe, Darwin: A Companion, 2021)

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Remarks on the 9 Plums (Sept 1 55) sent me by Mr Cattell) (orleans & morocco alike & stones alike. Blue gage considerably alike in fruit, but not so like in stone.— Harvest & Black margate as unlike as most plums, but stones very like. Denyer's victoria & Goliath considerably alike, stones very different; Washington stone very large for plum, rather elongate whereas plum spherical & considerably oblate — like [illeg] Whereas Goliath which is a more elongate plum than Washington, has a less elongated stone.— The orleans & Bulls Eye agree in being spherical (& colour) but stone in roughness disagrees very greatly.

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