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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