RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Gardeners' Chronicle, 1862-1869. CUL-DAR75.11. 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. RN3

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).

In The Complete Library of Charles Darwin: 1841-1843: link 1844-1871: link
1841 PDF 1842 PDF 1843 PDF 1844 PDF 1845 PDF 1846 PDF 1847 PDF 1848 PDF 1849 PDF 1850 PDF 1851 PDF 1852 PDF 1853 PDF 1854 PDF 1855 PDF 1856 PDF 1857 PDF 1858 PDF 1859 PDF 1860 PDF 1861 PDF 1862 PDF 1863 PDF 1864 PDF 1865 PDF 1866 PDF 1867 PDF 1868 PDF 1869 PDF 1870 PDF 1871 PDF 1874. pp. 15-16. CUL-DAR58.2.32 Image link 1875. pp. 44-45. CUL-DAR139.18.24 Image PDF link


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Gardeners Chronicle

1862

308 on number of species of Coniferous in Japan — as SP.

Vetch, John G. 1862. Notes on the coniferous plants of Japan. Gardeners' Chronicle (5 April): 308-309.

382. an insect presenting 3 forms ie two males

718 Galls on Oak-trees now preyed on by Tomtits 1863 March I now find about here 1/2 gall picked.

789 Review of my Orchids (863. do / 910/

Hooker, J. D. 1862. [Review of Orchids]. Gardeners' Chronicle (23 August: 789-90); (13 September:  863); (27 September:  910).

820 Futon what of curious sights & then like mixed var curious case. — Use of arms in wing weather to petal wars striking against ach other

1079. Lecture by Unger on Europe formerly having had cretaceous Flowers

[F. Unger, Professor in the High School of Vienna. New Holland in Europe. A lecture delivered in the winter of 1861.]

1103 Marine animals how many in quiet pool of sea-water struggle for same pieces of food, good

1205. The weevil which destroys have Thistle seeds has not been transported to Tasmania

1863

In 4 p. 75 List of Superintendent of Bot Garden. [In India]

p. 173 On growing Orchids on Blocks

p. 660 Recent & great increase of spreading of an Epilobium.

675v Coloured Rain. C. Darwin C. D

[Darwin, C. R. 1863. [Letter on yellow rain].Gardeners' Chronicle no. 28 (18 July): 675. Text]

943 Anacharis its spreading — first increase, subsequent decrease.

1024. The common crow plants the seeds of the Pinus sylvestris

1864

p 293 Plantago lanceolata. dimorphic

Crocker, Charles William. 1864. Plantago lanceolata. Gardeners' Chronicle (26 March): 293-294.

464 odd case of geotherms vars.

532 Pitcher plants attractive to insects

987 on intercrossing necessary in certain monoecious plants from position of flowers

989 on period of sowing Kidney Beans [illeg] - not important

[J. Bryan of Heydon House in Royston refers to Darwin's notice: Darwin, C. R. 1864. Ancient gardening. Gardeners' Chronicle no. 41 (8 October): 965.]

1865

559 on growing Dionæa & Sarracenias

870 Struggle for existence, wasps apparently Keeping Bees from frost?

1868 (see Back)

p. 183 Review of Dermestes animals & Plants.

p. 295 The sp. of Oaks growing together which are & are not infected by galls

p 824 Cherry grafted on Laurel — Can they cross?

p 687 Mimicry in Plants — Seemann

p 1162 Cœlebogyne Partheonogenes — account of case

p 1323 Transmutations of wheat

1869

p. 196 ♂ &  ♀ Mistletoe (Oliver) can be distinguished by general aspect (x)

p. 738 Pinguicula lusitanica i.e. differences monocot. & dicotyledonous

p. 840 Rivers English Elms will not with any case grow on American Elms (good)

[Thomas Rivers. Weeping Elms.]

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All now abstracted & copied out

The numbers for 1868 are put in proper place, but not abstracted & now abstracted except for Domestic Animals — I presume that the numbers to 1866 & 1867 must be in closet under stairs; I know I took all out Domestic Animals, but probably there were others not abstracted


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