RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. [Table of roses flowering true or not true]. CUL-DAR46.2.A41. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and John van Wyhe 8.2022. RN1
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[A41]
Name & number |
Total which flowered |
True |
not true |
|
1 "Sulphur yellow" |
7 |
7 |
x |
|
2 cherry red |
6 |
6 |
x |
|
3 Purple with white bodies |
6 |
4 |
2 |
|
4 Dark red [illeg] like 3 |
5 |
5 |
x |
|
5 Red |
2 |
2 |
x |
|
6 Rose |
7 |
6 |
1 |
one of the true rather darker |
7 Rose Dwarf |
4 |
4 |
x |
Dwarfish true |
8 Wine Colour |
2 |
2 |
x |
|
9 Pale yellow |
9 |
1 |
8 |
But 6 other were yellow will [illeg] |
10 Dark Brown ( [illeg] red vein) |
8 |
8 |
x |
|
11 Brownish purple with lilac |
6 |
4 |
2 |
|
12 Bright rose |
7 |
7 |
x |
|
13 Dark purple with border lilac |
6 |
6 |
x |
peculiar [illeg] |
14 Bright Rose |
8 |
3 |
5 |
|
15 Pearl Blossum |
7 |
2 |
5 |
|
16 Ash Colour |
6 |
3 |
3 |
Peculiar colour: of true 1 paler |
17 Louis Philippe |
|
|
|
x |
chestnut brown, scaly purple, like 16 |
5 |
5 |
|
|
18 Light Rose |
10 |
10 |
x |
(11 true kinds) |
Total |
111 |
85 |
26 |
|
Eleven of the Plants kinds — (62 Plants) all true
Seven recurring kinds (49 Plants) 23 true 26/ also
Marked with red no. 14 of above list Ribbon single Dark Red
[do] bluish 3 purple in centre with broad white may
[do] brown no 10 almost black double specm
Most unfortunately I have not closed true kinds to see whether they were crossed, except the Black which was very good
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