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RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1855?]. Seeds sown by Brooks. CUL-DAR46.2.A47. 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.

"Brooks, William, 1802-? Gardener at Down House. Census of 1861. Foulmouthed and morose. Lived in a cottage close to cow yard. Wife Keziah, son private in Guards. F. Darwin, Springtime, 1920, p. 57. Daughter Emily, same age as Anne Darwin; they were playmates. R. Keynes, Annie's box, 2001, p. 108."
"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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Seed sown by Brooks

Peas

Burbridges Eclipse 1

Early Emperor 2

Scimitar marrows 3

Dwarf Blue Knight 4

—white — 5

Incomparable marrow 6

Beans

x Early mazagan 1

x Long Pod 2

x Windsor Beans 3

French Beans Dwarf

x Cream Dwarf 1

x Canterbury Dwarfs 2

Spinach

x Spring 1

x Winter 2

x Whyte, Dark Beet

x Red Beet

x Silver Beet

Early Scarlet Radish

Mixed Turnip Radish

Lettuce

Black-seeded Brown Cos. L.

London large white Cos

Mixed Cabbage Lettuce

Endive

x Green Curled

x Bataria Endive

Celery

x Coles superb Red

x Cattell tall solid C.

Stone Turnip

Carrot

x ~~Early~~ orange carrot

x Early Horn C

Cabbage

x Scotch Kail

x Cattells Barnes Cabbage

x Thousand-headed cabbage

x Green curled Savoy

x Brussells sprouts

x Penzance White Broccoli

x Portsmouth [do] [do]

x Knight early [do] [do]

x Walcheren — [do]

x Autumn sprouting [do]

x Dwarf late Cauliflower

x Early Cauliflower.

Seeds from me

x Celeriac

x Koln Rabbi purple

x — green

x Couve Tronchuda ~~Kail~~ Cabbage

Red cross means labelled

Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)