RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstracts of Gardeners' Chronicle, 1849-1851. CUL-DAR75.5. 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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1849 Continued
565 First flowers of Tigridia cell different colour on 2 successive years
597 Variegated curled Kale always covering character in Lombardy
694. Hybrid Dianthus have perpetuated itself from many gradations (write & ask & count uses)
709 Forbes Daucus maritimus only vars of common carrot, as he supposed (Q)
[Forbes, Edward. 1849. On the varieties of the wild carrot. Gardeners' Chronicle (10 November): 709.]
755 Parasites attacking only winter nelis Pear
764 In crossed fowl colour of legs giving to opposite sex from parents.
821 Westwood advances as remarkable exception that are abnormal Form like male cricket is unevenly distributed
822 Varieties of Pinus sylestris
1850
198 Masters on selection of Peas as a Boy — on last & small Pea in Pod, reverting easier than others
Masters, William. 1850. Peas [Exotic Nursery, Canterbury]. Gardeners' Chronicle (30 March): 198.
204 Infinitely minute adaptation of Oats to soil & climate, 219 do.
243 On plants not thriving on native soil
470 Bidwell on crossing of Amaryllis, supporting Herbert: do Reciprocal cross
536 Sport in Fuchsia & Dahlia
700 3 wheats all found accidentally — it — very odd
702 Case of good change of seed — Perhaps use of locomotive seed???
709 Marked var of Water Lily
710 Plants same of flower of India & great Heights identical (Hooker)
[J. D. Hooker. Churra Poonji, Khasiah Hills, Aug. 28, 1850.]
723 There is a Tom-tit Walnut, because shell can be broken by tomtit
774 Rivers on many crab-like apples from seeds of good apples 2 [Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth.]
788 R. Thompson on same subject.
1851
5 on plant under cultivation living under quite opposite conditions. good.
21 on grafting good
87 Lark 20 years old — 116 a canary Bird live above 21 years old: average duration 16-20 well noted
150 Pines unites number of leaves vary in sheath & this is character of group of species
278 Hybrid Phyllodoce & Rhododendron
396 Clearly make out that few English Wheats will do well in Scotland
406 Æsculus sports
440 a 5-leaved Strawberry Q
504 One grass supplanting another — Anthistiria — good case [Hooker's Journal of Botany.]
595 case of var. of onion attacked by parasitic Fungus
821 Sport in Cherry in size & shape of fruit & time of fruiting, Knight in Hort. Transac gives great case
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