RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. [Abstract of Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette, 1845 and 1846.] CUL-DAR75.3. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 5.2021. 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 volumes CUL-DAR 72-75 contain Darwin's abstracts of scientific books and journals.


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1845

12v Mex stricta true from seed

46 Lond from change of seen in 1764

102 An admirable article on inconstancy & some most curious correlations with constancy combined

103 Good account from annals of Dogs degenerated into 1/2 [illeg] & dumb.

155 Account of Dale Swedish Turnip 173 Dales is hybrid not monguls

159 On corn-seed from N. Sweden ripening sooner

212 Sport in Hyacinth – 454 in Hollyhock 530 moss sporting into Primrose 564 Sport in half of a moss Rose

226 Vars of Pelargonium which could stand Hot-House

273 On very small proportion of new & good seedlings out of 4000 or 5000 – some vars very unstable

363 Quotes Garnell that common cuckoo has built nest for itself.

438 Some of our plants undergo extreme variation in arctic regions – Climate

In many cases nearly same vars seem to be reproduced over & over again

623 odd peculiarities in [illeg] & standing pruning (2) in different vars. of Pelargonium

660 This year the Calcelaria tend to assume tubular form: often has remarked that Dahlias &c sport more one year than other

1845

720 Pelargonium some vars. constant some sportive

790 Potato which always produce fruit double flower & sterile, then single (2)

818 Heariest gooseberry for 1845.

856v Wood of the 2 British Oaks differ 857

1846

119v Dispute Holly being smooth below & rough above

183 On Potatoes variation of naturally crossing not setting seed with own pollen, but will with that of other flowers

212 On the number of vars. amongst common Oats

440 Opuntia Lacy in damp heat, smooth in dry Heat

460v Orchis latifolia disappears with least drainage, yet flounder in dry garden

463v Lindley wh will say that Cardonium Passiflora [wd] not step to C. Lusuta &c &c (?)

510 Winter & Spring Vetches good case of acquired Habits

601 on  greater vigour of artificially crossed wheat. When [illeg] with be crossed by anther of flower above if so by other flower

652 Goose shot in Canada with wheat in crop of [avlatum] variety

653 Red Wheats generally hardier then white

771 L. Glycine about 7000 pollen grains to each seed (or Wisteria


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