RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1842.06.13. Saw some fine seedling beds. CUL-DAR49.38. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 1.2022. 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-DAR49 contains notes for Natural selection chap. 3 on 'On...organic beings occasionally crossing' or dichogamy.
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Maer. June 13 /42/ Ch 3.
Saw some fine seedling beds, raised by Edward of Greens Cabbages & several Var. of Broccoli some of these were in flower in diff parts of garden at same time = (but in one case there was only flower over wall) yet these seedlings indisputably varied & were mongrelised very much more, (so that I could tell, which were which) from some beds of London seedlings of other races of Cabbages. There was some variation in these latter = Edwards knows case of man who raises Swedish & Common turnips together only one yard apart. ?in flower together?? & they have for years come true. Edwards seedling Peas appear to have come true.
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