RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Gardeners' Chronicle, 1845-1846. CUL-DAR75.3. (Cite as: John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. 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 and references added by John van Wyhe 4.2026. 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-DAR72-75 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
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1845
✓ 12 Ulex strictus true from seed
Babington, Charles C. 1845. Irish Furze. Gardeners' Chronicle (4 January): 12.
46 Good from change of seen in 1764
Hirzel, M. 1845. Changing seed. Gardeners' Chronicle (20 January): 12.
102 An admirable article on inconstancy & some most curious correlations with constancy combined
Anon. 1845. The inconstancy of several kinds of florists' flowers. Gardeners' Chronicle (15 February): 102-103.
103 Good account from Annals of Dogs degenerated into 1/2 wolves & dumb.
Clarke, G. 1845. Dumb dogs. Gardeners' Chronicle (15 February): 103.
155 Account of Dale Swedish Turnip 173 Dales is hybrid not monguls
Lawson. 1845. Hybrid turnip. Gardeners' Chronicle (8 March): 155.
D. 1845. Hybridising of agricultural plants. Gardeners' Chronicle (15 March): 173.
159 On corn-seed from N. Sweden ripening sooner
Dodman. 1845. Maturation of corn. Gardeners' Chronicle (8 March): 159.
212 Sport in Hyacinth — 454 in Hollyock 530 moss sporting into Primrose 564. Sport in half of a Moss Rose
S. T. P. 1845. Sports. Gardeners' Chronicle (29 March): 212.
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1845. Singular fact observed upon a hollyhock. Gardeners' Chronicle (12 July): 475.
Bartlett, W. 1845. Sport of a Moss rose. Gardeners' Chronicle (2 August): 530.
Xy. 1845. Sports. Gardeners' Chronicle (16 August): 564.
226 Vars of Pelargonium which could stand Hot-House
Anon. 1845. Horticultural Society. Gardeners' Chronicle (5 April): 226.
273 On very small proportion of new & good seedlings out of 4000 or 5000 — some vars very unstable
363 Quotes Yarrell that common cuckoo has built nest for itself.
L. L. D. 1845. The cuckoo. Gardeners' Chronicle (31 May): 363.
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
Seller, William. 1845. Observations on some plants obtained from the shores of Davis' Straits. Gardeners' Chronicle (28 June): 438.
623 odd peculiarities in growth & standing pruning (Q) in different vars. of Pelargonium
Beck. 1845. Mode of treating Pelargoniums. Gardeners' Chronicle (6 September): 623.
660 This year the Calcelaria tend to assume tubular form: often has remarked that Dahlias &c sport more one year than other
H. B. 1845. Morphology. Gardeners' Chronicle (27 September): 660.
1845
720 Pelargonium some vars. constant some sportive
Anon. 1845. New Pelargoniums. Gardeners' Chronicle (25 October): 720.
790 Potato which always produce fruit double flower & sterile, then single (Q)
Mackenzie, George Stewart. 1845. Remarks on the potato. Gardeners' Chronicle (22 November): 790-791.
818 Heariest gooseberry for 1845.
Anon. 1845. Horticultural Society. Gardeners' Chronicle (6 December): 818.
✓ 856 Wood of the 2 British Oaks differ 857
Malleson, F. A. 1845. Notes on a collection of woods. Gardeners' Chronicle (20 December): 856-857.
1846
✓ 119 Disputes Holly being smooth below & rough above
Mackenzie, P. 1846. The holly. Gardeners' Chronicle (21 February): 119.
183 On Potatoes variation of naturally crossing not setting seed with own pollen, but will with that of other flowers
Anon. 1846. German pamphlets on the potato disease, and its remedies. Gardeners' Chronicle (21 March): 181-183.
212 On the number of vars. amongst common Oats
Archibald. 1846. Raising improved varieties of oats. Gardeners' Chronicle (28 March): 212.
440 Opuntia hairy in damp heat, smooth in dry Heat x
Masters, William. 1846. Suculents. Gardeners' Chronicle (4 July): 443-444.
✓ 460 Orchis latifolia disappears with least drainage, yet flourishes in dry garden—
Herbert, A. 1846. Orchis latifolia. Gardeners' Chronicle (11 July): 461.
✓ 463 Lindley who will say that Cardamine parviflora is not step to C. hirsuta &c &c (?)
[Lindley, John]. 1846. [Review of] Vestiges of the natural history of creation, 5th ed. and Explanations. Gardeners' Chronicle (11 July): 462-463.
510 Winter & Spring Vetches good case of acquired Habits
Very ignorant. 1846. Vetches. Gardeners' Chronicle (25 July): 510.
601 on greater vigour of artificially crossed wheat.— (When castrated) Can{[illeg] be crossed by anthers of flower above if so by other flower
Anon. 1846. The improvement of agricultural plants. Gardeners' Chronicle (5 September): 601.
652 Goose shot in Canada with wheat in crop of unknown variety
Baptiste, Jean. 1846. Wheat. Gardeners' Chronicle (26 September): 652.
653 Red Wheats generally hardier then white
Anon. 1846. Farmer's clubs: Newcastle- donation: "Mummy wheat". Gardeners' Chronicle (26 September): 653.
771 ✓ In Glycine about 7000 pollen grains to each seed (or Wisteria
Anon. 1846. Report of Horticultural Society meeting, Mitchell. Gardeners' Chronicle (21 November): 771.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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