RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Gardeners' Chronicle, 1855-1857. CUL-DAR75.8. (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. RN4

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. (Q) = Quoted.

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).

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821. On different vars. of Quince varying as stocks

Jonghe, J. de. 1855. Precautions to be taken in rearing seedling pear trees. Gardeners' Chronicle (15 December): 820-821.

820 different vars of Batatas suited to different climates

Siebold, Carl Theodor Ernst von. 1855. On some new varieties of the sweet potato (Batatas edulis). Gardeners' Chronicle (15 December): 820.

 

1856

135 French Peaches certainly better on one sort of Plum than on another

Anon. 1856. Horticultural Society [French peaches]. Gardeners' Chronicle (1 March): 135.

✓ 191 On the 2 species of Quercus

Anon. 1856. [Durmast oak]. Gardeners' Chronicle (22 March): 191-192.

246, 262 Larches with different coloured cones at different rates

Omnia explorate meliora retinete. 1856. Red and white larch cones. Gardeners' Chronicle (12 April): 246.
Brown, Thomas C. 1856. Larch cones. Gardeners' Chronicle (19 April): 262.

263 On variation of œstivation in Mimulus

Clark, H. J. 1856. [Grentians of the United States]. Gardeners' Chronicle (19 April): 263.

379 White Fowls more subject to gapes — owing to  Fasciolas (good)

H. L. K. 1856. [Review of] George Montagu. Account of a species of Fasciola which infests the Trachea of poultry, with a mode of cure. Gardeners' Chronicle (31 May): 379-380.

405 on the 2 or 3 species of Quercus (good)

Babington, Charles C. 1856. British oaks. Gardeners' Chronicle (14 June): 405.

458 In growing seed of any kind Hardy & Co always plant on poor soil.— in Gardeners Mag. analogous paper

Hardy & Son. 1856. Destruction of weeds. Gardeners' Chronicle (5 July): 458.

476 on number of seed (in Carrot & Parsnip

Hardy & Son. 1856. The Cow parsnip. Gardeners' Chronicle (12 July): 476.

522 on Turnips requiring much Phosphate, though containing little

Way. 1856. [Artificial manures]. Gardeners' Chronicle (2 August): 522.

531 on nectarine sporting into Peach & Reverse (discussed) (Q)

Anon. 1856. [Nectarine growing peach]. Gardeners' Chronicle (9 August): 531-532. Cited in Variation 1: 341.

563 on the Laws of Colour — the several series, in same genus & species

Anon. 1856. Distribution of colours. Gardeners' Chronicle (23 August): 563-564.

✓ 582 Henslow on Centaurea, vars of

Henslow, John Stevens. 1856. On the triticoidal forms of Ægilops, and on the specific identity of Centaurea nigra and C. nigrescens. Gardeners' Chronicle (30 August): 582. Curiously, Jenyns' 'On the variation of species', right above Henslow, is not noted here by Darwin.

587 Ægilops cases upset

Seeman, Berthold. 1856. On the so-called transformation of Ægilops ovata into wheat. Gardeners' Chronicle (30 August): 587.

588 Kidney Beans imported from America almost all sterile; so there has been some acclimatization

Hardy & Son. 1856. Seed. Gardeners' Chronicle (30 August): 588.

620 In 6th or 7th generations the clear mark of a cross appearing

Anon. 1856. Shorthorn breeding. Gardeners' Chronicle (13 September): 620.

648 Sport in grape in same bunch.

Anon. 1856. Grapes. Gardeners' Chronicle (27 September): 648.

682 Buckman's experiment on Parsnips. Vetches & Avena

Anon. 1856. Diseases of cultivated plants. Gardeners' Chronicle (11 October): 681-682.

729 do on growing Rape & Turnips near each other (I believe quoted)

Anon. 1856. Purity of seed [Turnip & Rape]. Gardeners' Chronicle (1 November): 729-730.

744 Young Cabbage 11 ft high.— Q Walking sticks, magpie built in— (in relation to last [illeg] into trees

Anon. 1856. Cabbage timber. Gardeners' Chronicle (8 November): 744.

804 Jonghe says in raising seedlings for Pears, some always unlike parents.

Jonghe, J. de. 1856. Decrepitude of the pear tree. Gardeners' Chronicle (6 December): 803-804.

806 A Saponania affording instance of marginal & free central placentation.

Masters, M. T. 1856. On the nature of the coronal scales in Saponaria. Gardeners' Chronicle (6 December): 806.

✓ 854 Practical man thinks 2 Oaks the same

Rogers, W. H. 1856. British oak. Gardeners' Chronicle (27 December): 854.

859 On difference (Q) variation of Wheat producing more when grown together. Good

Rousseau, Lucien. 1856. Experiments on sowing a mixture of varieties of wheat. Gardeners' Chronicle (27 December): 859.

1857.—

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45 on ducks geese & white gander — but gosling not white

P. 1857. Goslings. Gardeners' Chronicle (17 January): 45.

85 on gradual improvement of Florist flowers — proof of selection Good

Paul, William. 1857. New roses.—Paul v. Rivers. Gardeners' Chronicle (7 February): 85-86.

179 216 on magnificent double-flowering Chinese Peaches (Q) when selection has grown from flowers

Anon. 1857. Mr. Glendinning's nursery, Turnham Green [Chinese peaches]. Gardeners' Chronicle (28 March): 215-216.

234 on better varieties beating out old & worse ones (Q)

Masters, William. 1857. Wearing out of the Golden Pippin. Gardeners' Chronicle (4 April): 234.

382 on grafting Cytisus, altering Laburnum tree — 400 do 

Purser, E. 1857. Laburnum sports. Gardeners' Chronicle (30 May): 382.
Anon. 1857. Influence, if any, of the scion upon its stock; or vice versa. Gardeners' Chronicle (6 June): 400.

548 — 5 species of oaks with 63 varieties!

Lasch. 1857. Different forms of oak...German forests. Gardeners' Chronicle (8 August): 548.

550 Double Canterbury Bell made in 4 generations

Bromehead, William. 1857. Double Blue Canterbury Bell [Campanula]. Gardeners' Chronicle (8 August): 550.

566 Arachis upper flowers always aborted, (bad contrivance) as peduncle cannot seed good  bad [3 words illeg]

Berkeley, Miles Joseph. 1857. Vegetable pathology. No. CLXIX. Gardeners' Chronicle (8 August): 566.

612 Hardiness of Pears independent of vigour

Jonghe, J. de. 1857. On the bearing of fruit trees in 1857. Gardeners' Chronicle (5 September): 612-613.

613 Sport in tubers of Potato.—   p. 662 do   679 do

B. F. 1857. White Forty-fold potato. Gardeners' Chronicle (5 September): 613.
Gardener, G. L. D. 1857. How a white potato was got from a purple one. Gardeners' Chronicle (26 September): 662.
Bennett, Edward. 1857. Potato sports. Gardeners' Chronicle (3 October): 679.


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