RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Gardeners' Chronicle, 1843-1844. CUL-DAR75.2. 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. 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 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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Volume 1843

24 Two hybrid seedless Heath from same parents differ in Ch. 9 I must make the lead of homogeneity of Hybrids allude to Gartner having worked, as he says expressly chiefly on uncultivated plants

86 changes in Dahlia & all Florist flowers — Florists are astonished when they see an old drawing of an esteemed variety — Hence change gradual

p. 191 only few old vars of Picolets

135 var. of Picotee very uncertain

188 Large fruit produce chiefly on Strawberries (Q) with sexes distinct — use of dioeciousness Ch. 8

318 Young thrush feeding young Black birds

389 Rules for selecting seed in 1660 (but not good)

391 Sport in Thorn

879 Sport in Ash

501 On Cork Wren's nests, unimportant

910 Important used as refuge

775 a famous Orchis sport.

806 Pois sans Parchemin măi open to attack of tom-tits & Jays

877 One year all scarlet alone Dahlias were [scented] (strange correlation) (see next year for very curious facts or correlations) Some not constant

— In some Picotee stigma protrudes dioeciousness before flower opens

879 Doubling & sporting of Dahlia coccinea

881 Clover did not seed before Bees introduced (I am nearly sure no plants shall

Legumes Grand case. All the small Bees — Hooker life of Papillomas Plants

29. There are special varien[ts] of Bulls & that more case in their breeding that more do they transport character

68 House-fly same Canada, Britain Cape & Tasmania

87 Sport in currant Bush

337 good case in Azalea

89 Peach sport

151 Variation analogous to allied species

215 Camellias seed freely when artificially fertilised

(1844)

247 diversity in Hybrids from same pod. (I suppose species)

260 Swan killing toads in numbers, but not eating them

374V on Bees from different Hives visiting different flowers some visited Pansies (2)

476 On Peas being now got earlier then formerly

500 Berkely on hybrid Ferns

577 In certain seasons many Florist Flowers do not come true, I have noticed many cases & thus shows effect of climate on variation

— Seedlings new are yet said to be "not new" /688/

702 Irish yew not hereditary

740 Chidham Wheat in Hedge — How many fruit trees thus found. There is something very strange about this.

782 Age of Robins only 4 years, owing to fighting of Cocks!

811 Capital Table of increase in weight of Gooseberries (Q)

815 Dragon Fly 600 miles from Land

835 Degeneracy of Brussel sprout curious case (can be kept here in England)

872 Marie Louise variable — Refer sand Winter nelis very true Pear


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