RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstracts of Gardeners' Chronicle, 1849-1851. CUL-DAR75.5. (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. 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-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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1849 Continued
565 First flowers of Tigridia cell different colour on 2 successive years
Anon. 1849. Tigridia conchiflora. Gardeners' Chronicle (8 September): 565.
597 Variegated curled Kale always covering character in Lombardy
Ré, Filippo. 1849. Diseases of plants. Gardeners' Chronicle (22 September): 597.
694. Hybrid Dianthus have perpetuated itself from many gradations (write & ask & count uses)
Masters, William. 1849. Seedling Dianthus. Gardeners' Chronicle (3 November): 694.
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. PDF
755 Parasites attacking only winter Nelis Pear
Anon. 1849. Attacks of insects. Gardeners' Chronicle (1 December): 755.
764 In crossed fowl colour of legs going to opposite sex from parents.
Nomen fictitium. 1849. Sex of eggs. Gardeners' Chronicle (1 December): 764.
821 Westwood advances as remarkable exception that an abnormal Form like mole-cricket is unusually distributed
Westwood, John Obadiah. 1849. The Mole cricket. Gardeners' Chronicle (29 December): 821.
✓ 822 Varieties of Pinus sylvestris
F. N. 1849. The Highland pine and Scotch fir. Gardeners' Chronicle (29 December): 822-823.
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. PDF
204 Infinitely minute adaptation of Oats to soil & climate, 219 do.
Finnie. 1850. The best variety of oats to sow. Gardeners' Chronicle (30 March): 204.
Finnie. 1850. On the varieties of the oat. Gardeners' Chronicle (6 April): 219.
243 On plants not thriving on native soil
Anon. 1850. [The soil best suited to plants]. Gardeners' Chronicle (20 April): 243.
470 Bidwill on crossing of Amaryllis, supporting Herbert: do Reciprocal cross
Bidwill, John Carne. 1850. Cape Amaryllids. Gardeners' Chronicle (27 July): 470.
536 Sport in Fuchsia & Dahlia
Anon. 1850. Fuchsias. Gardeners' Chronicle (24 August): 536.
700 3 wheats all found accidentally — it is very odd
Anon. 1850. The best varieties of wheat to sow. Gardeners' Chronicle (2 November): 700.
702 Case of good change of seed — Perhaps use of locomotive seed???
Anon. 1850. [Review of] Wirral Agricultural Improvement Society, Opinions on practical agriculture. Gardeners' Chronicle (2 November): 701-702.
709 Marked var of Water Lily (Q)
G. L. 1850. Gleanings about water lilies. Gardeners' Chronicle (9 November): 709.
710 Plants same of flower of India & great Heights identical (Hooker)
Hooker, Joseph Dalton. 1850. [Letter from] Churra Poonji, Khasiah Hills, Aug. 28, 1850. Gardeners' Chronicle (9 November): 710.
723 There is a Tom-tit Walnut, because shell can be broken by tomtit
Anon. 1850. Walnut trees. Gardeners' Chronicle (16 November): 723-724.
774 Rivers on many crab-like apples from seeds of good apples Q
Rivers, Thomas. 1850. Seedling fruits. Gardeners' Chronicle (7 December): 774.
788 R. Thompson on same subject. Q
Thompson, R. 1850. Seedling fruits. Gardeners' Chronicle (14 December): 788.
1851
5 on plant under cultivation living under quite opposite conditions. good.
Pharo. 1851. Villa and suburban gardening. Gardeners' Chronicle (4 January): 5.
21 on grafting good
Akbret d'. 1851. Grafting. no. II. On the affinity of grafts and stocks. Gardeners' Chronicle (11 January): 21.
87 Lark 20 years old — 116 a canary Bird live above 21 years old: average duration 16-20 well noted
Fry, George. 1851. Longevity of the skylark. Gardeners' Chronicle (8 February): 87.
150 Pinis mitis number of leaves vary in sheath - & this is character of group of species
Pinus Gloucesterensis. 1851. Varieties among conifers. Gardeners' Chronicle (8 March): 150.
278 Hybrid Phyllodoce & Rhododendron
McNab, William Ramsay. 1851. Gentiana verna exhibited. Gardeners' Chronicle (3 May): 278.
396 Clearly made out that few English Wheats will do well in Scotland
Anderson, Thomas. 1851. [Varieties of wheat]. Gardeners' Chronicle (21 June): 396.
406 Æsculus sports
A. H. 1851. Æsculus rubicunda. Gardeners' Chronicle (28 June): 406.
440 a 5-leaved Strawberry Q
Myatt. 1851. Strawberries. Gardeners' Chronicle (12 July): 440. Quoted in Variation 1: 353.
504 One grass supplanting another — Anthistiria — good case
Anon. 1851. [Review of] H. Behr, trans. R. Kippist, On the character of the South Australian flora in general. Gardeners' Chronicle (9 August): 440. [from Hooker's Journal of Botany.]
595 case of var. of onion attacked by parasitic Fungus
Berkeley, Miles Joseph. 1851. Onion: Ognon de Nocera. Gardeners' Chronicle (20 September): 595.
821 Sport in Cherry in size & shape of fruit & time of fruiting, Knight in Hort. Transac gives great case
Clitheroe, T. G. 1851. Cherries. Gardeners' Chronicle (27 December): 821.
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