RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Gardeners' Chronicle, 1847-1849. CUL-DAR75.4. 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. RN3

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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1847 Gardeners Chronicle

71. On difference of weight of cocoon & of silk in silkworm from different places

91 Hares prefer a particular var. of Swede Turnip, & destroy it most (I am sure I have read of other Coniferæ being slated to wild to [Hallicia])

207 Camillia — sport- Hexagonal flowers 472 Sport in Moss Roses

244 Remarks on wheat new vars. not generally been found in fields — attributes to Birds — I doubt — says Olives will not germinate without passing through Turkey. Fruit-trees being thus formed shows that it is not even conspicuousness of wheat plant in Hedge. (? only very vigorous wheat fruit in Hedge — Can they be offspring of wheat given in Hedge — 2 generations given in wild How few fruit-tree might in proportion to have been found wild

268 On excessive case to prevent Carnation being naturally crossed by [Pinks]

271 On the hybrid Erythrina (raised by Sir W. Macarthur as he told me)

[William Macarthur (1800-1882), Australian horticulturist and amateur botanist. He met Darwin in 1857. Darwin mentioned Macarthur in a letter to the Gardeners' Chronicle here: Darwin, C. R. 1858. On the agency of bees in the fertilisation of papilionaceous flowers, and on the crossing of kidney beans. Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette no. 46 (13 November): 828-829.]

307 Loss of colour in Cameillia from being forced

342 Some pears are so [refractory] on Quince, that they have to regrafted do p. 373 Pear stock [Thomas Rivers]

390 Strong hereditary wild variety of Viola

539 On selection of fertile Hautbois (when I discuss dioicous plants reuse case) Male Plants beating out female plants (X)

441 Female Walnut p 558 do & mulberry (X) [Strawberry]

557 Buckman on saline plants in middle of Worcestershire

676 On first plumage of Guinea-fowls — of [piebald illeg]

763 G. Gordon urges on making hybrids & in & in.

In S Many fancy & Mule Pelargonium are fertile. [Mr] Sweet on Hybrids being true.

1848

31 on Kind of adaptation of American fruit to our climate

268 case of self-sown Alpina coming up — evidently rare, only case in lot

323 In crossing Dorkings & Game, supernumerary toe disappears.

382 variation in hybrids

1849

25 In Pigeon apple, only 4 seed cells instead of 5. - 2

101 Curious facts on variation from grafting of Walnuts — on Heredity vars. of do & effect of Grafting of do.

203 on Selection of seed in Time of Roman or Greek?

205 on selection of hairless Pigs & Tailless!

228 Cionus know that Verbascum & Scrophularia are allied

v 355 Rhubarb & Hemp different chemical properties given in this colony Ch. 8

549 Cases of Plants having apelaton & perfect flowers (x) (abutilon) [illeg]


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