RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1861.09.03. I found 2 pods on large Periwinkle. CUL-DAR49.67. 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.

John Horwood (1823-c.1880) was the head gardener of Darwin's neighbour G.H. Turnbull. 1862-63 Horwood superintended the building of Darwin's hothouse. Darwin acknowledged his assistance in Orchids, p. 158.


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Sept. 3. 1861. I found 2 pods on large Periwinkle at Mr Phillips & Mem. at Wollaston so I must say only case. Allamanda from Mr Turnbull (per Mr Horwood) one of Apocyneæ & same structure.


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