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RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette, 1841-1842. CUL-DAR75.1. Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 5.2021, revised 9.2025. RN4

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 volumes CUL-DAR 72-75 contain Darwin's abstracts of scientific books and journals.

CUL-DAR75.1 - CUL-DAR75.12 list items Darwin noted in his copy of Gardeners' Chronicle. There is a bound index to Darwin's collection of the magazine (now in the Cory Library, Cambridge) which gives page numbers and subjects of interest to Darwin from 1847-1871, now in CUL-DAR222.1 (transcribed only in Darwin Online).

Volume 1841

20 Hacon's incomparable [illeg] the other Pears

Anon. 1841. Hacon's Incomparable [pear]. Gardeners' Chronicle 1: 20.

275 The first frost destroys Potatoes as certainly as in Raleigh's Time. How known?

Anon. 1841. [Editorial on seasonal planting]. Gardeners' Chronicle 1: 275.

291 Trees under artificial Heat (cherries) have progressively vegetated carbon)

— Cherries do not set well in hot house without assistance for no insects

Shiells, G. 1841. Forcing cherries. Gardeners' Chronicle 1: 291.

292 Vines in N. France not hurt by insects which in [injure] them in South

M. E. H. 1841. The black and clay-coloured vine weevils. Gardeners' Chronicle 1: 292.

329 Fern-leaved Beech sporting Back to common form (This is kind of reversion)

344 Dr Greville on Quercus when intermedia Only vars

383 Chidham wheat fd in Hedge

437 Truffle-hunting hereditary in Pigs

439 some degree of acclimatizing to Indian Climate

485 Bean Flowers perforated did only fair set seed Pods!! 596 In [Phacerlus] germ said to be destroyed by Bees biting!!

557 Canton on Mammals of Chusan.

585 Two kinds of Meilass will not fruit if grafted on each other Ch. 9

600 Book on Improvement of Heartease

663 Infarcial orange good case

617 Nectarine on Peach

645 Mayes, had cowslip & Primula &c from Polyanthus p. 660

687 Heterostylous Hornbeam hereditary (Ch. 9) Bee in Lilium case

689 Irish yew pretty true from seed

767 Arch. Whately grafts of late & early trees

782 Even Tulip bulbs themselves are different in variability

814 Sport in Tubers & Potatoes

844 History of Calceolaria

[not in Darwin's hand:] Box G (x)

Volume (1842)

5 On Quercus sessiliflora & robur

21 On increase in size of gooseberry

36 Fastigate oak sometimes turn to seed

55 Run-flowers seem instances of Reversion to [illeg] state p. 791 so some sports

171 Range of Primrose & cowslip

272 Oaks becoming shrubby below culture level

300 Certain Broccoli very apt to sport

397 Laburnum sport good case

422 Moss Rose sporting with common

759 Rose with 2 coloured flowers both constant

790 Mountain of Malay Peninsula have Australian forms & allied to Khania mtns

873 Sport Red & White Currants

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