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RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1863]. Abstract of Anderson, Orchid cultivation, cross-breeding, and hybridising. Journal of Horticulture. CUL-DAR70.110-111. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 9.2021. RN2

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-DAR70 contains material for Darwin's book Orchids (2d ed. 1877).

James Anderson. 1863. Orchid cultivation, cross-breeding, and hybridising. Journal of Horticulture and Cottage Gardener (17 March): 206-208. See Darwin, C. R. 1863. Fertilisation of orchids. Journal of Horticulture and Cottage Gardener (31 March): 237. F1724a

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On or about March 18 - 63 in Cottage Gardener Mr Anderson publishes account of certain orchids with abortive (unopened!) flowers setting seed-pods. He has sent me seeds of such Cattleya crispa for examination & not more than 1/100 or 1/200 is anything than are empty testa: the few others have perfect embryo = nucleus. He sent me packet of seeds of Lælia cinnabarina, from plant which had not been manipulated (possibly visited by insects?) & here about 1/4 was good. He tells me that he shook well Phaius

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grandifloras & it has now half-a-dozen pods on it!

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Cottage Gardener 1863. p 206 on Mr Anderson's orchids not opening & yet seeding

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