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

91 Hares prefer a particular var. of Swede Turnip, & Liang 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 Camillia from being forced

342 Some pears are so [refractory] on Quince, that they have to [be] 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

441 Female Walnut p 558 do & mulberry

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 & [nule] Pelargonium are fertile. [Mr] Sweet on Hybrids being true.

1848

51 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

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

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