RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1855. 10 splendid vars. of Emperor Stocks (Biennial). CUL-DAR46.2.A6. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed and edited by John van Wyhe 6.2025. RN1
NOTE: Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR46.2 contains Notes for Natural selection.
A6
10 splendid vars. of Emperor Stocks (Biennial)
June 25 /1855/
seeds dark Violet 1.
burnt yellow, smallish, Carmine 2.
reddish brown Dark Carmine 3
larger, pale brown Pale Red 4
yellow brown Yellow 5
large, brown Dark tile colour 6
yellowish brown, smallish White 7
brown flesh Colour 8
largish brown Rose colour 9
dark, like (1) Pale Blue 10
Aug 17 /55/
N.B Plants seem all alike except 5, which is very different. heavy glaucous leaves.
Differ about half as much as peas in size, & differ as much in colour; but not so much in shape.—Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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