RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Gardeners' Chronicle, 1845-1846. CUL-DAR75.3. 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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1845

12 Ulex strictus true from seed [Charles C. Babington, Irish Furze]

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 growth & standing pruning (Q) 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 (Q)

818 Heariest gooseberry for 1845.

856 v Wood of the 2 British Oaks differ 857

1846

119 v 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 x

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

463 v 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 [castrated]) with be crossed by anther of flower above if so by other flower

652 Goose shot in Canada with wheat in crop of unknown variety

653 Red Wheats generally hardier then white

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


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