RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Gardeners' Chronicle, 1857 continued. CUL-DAR75.9. 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
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629 Seeds of 2 vars of Hibiscus from Syria & America, sported into two sets of variations.
649 Cross-bred Oxford sheep, are designated as new & distinct Breed 652 do
666 On the Dentition of teeth altered in [misformed] cattle
Brown, George T. 1857. Examination of the teeth of cattle at agricultural exhibitions. Gardeners' Chronicle (26 September): 666.
725 V My notice on Imperfection of Kidney Beans — C. D
Darwin, C. R. 1857. Bees and the fertilisation of kidney beans. Gardeners' Chronicle no. 43 (24 October): 725.
762 Buckman's case of Sinapsis replacing Sinapsis
[Buckman, James]. 1857. [Various methods of weed propagation.] Gardeners' Chronicle no. 45 (7 November): 762.
773 French paper on salting of seeds & flotation
Decaisne, Joseph. 1857. On the development of the floral organs in the pear, preceded by some remarks on the value of certain specific characters. Gardeners' Chronicle (14 November): 773.
836 Rhubarb & Jalop lose their medicinal effect here.
820 On seedling Pears
823 On the ripening of fruit trees in Norway
— on a seed washed by gulf stream germinating
Anon. 1857. [Review of] Schuebeler, On the geographical distribution of fruit trees and berry-bearing shrubs in Norway.] Gardeners' Chronicle (5 December): 823.
827 on selection of Mangel Wurzel seeds
1858 (This subject for my 1 vol. separately extracted)
11. Buckman on Sinapsis in answer to me on one kind replacing other kind.
[Buckman, James]. 1858. Foreign and native weeds. Gardeners' Chronicle (2 January): 11. Reply to: Darwin, C. R. 1857. Productiveness of foreign seed. Gardeners' Chronicle no. 46 (14 November): 779.]
128 On Origin of Cottages Kale, 3 vars crossed
250 on Horses extracting less food from Straw then cattle proportion given specification
311 on forest not exhausting soil (N B furs at [illeg] Park do from one kind)
466 on the germination of cuscuta & mistletoe - showing early disappearance of roots
546 on making cross-bred sheep true
630 on planting mustard alternating to fly from common & Swedish Turnip showing how the existence of one plant protect another
719 v on the new galls preventing growth of acorns & so bad for Pigs
771 on 2 crossed wheat becoming barren! seen careful observation
781. On plants easy to cross one year impossible the next
789 on deer & sheep not eating our particular grass which [limit] their flourish
v 835 Fox on seed long remaining dormant in earth
[Fox, William Darwin.] 1858. Appearance of new plants. Gardeners' Chronicle (13 November): 835.
v 824, & 844 on my experiment of crossing kidney Beans &c C. D
J. B. W. 1858. Accidental fertilisation of papilionaceous pants. Gardeners' Chronicle (20 November): 845. Text
v 881 on the recent decreases of the Anacharis in the Cam.
C. C. B. 1858. New water weed [in Cambridge]. Gardeners' Chronicle (4 December): 881.
886 on number of groundsels consumed by one Bullfinch viz 5000 seeds
925 Beaver formerly gregarious in Denmark & Germany
1859
54 On one kind of Pear doing best on the Thorn!
144 The Amoor Flora seems a sort of Isld with European plants reappearing
265 On the Cynara having far wider range in Plata than in one country
273 on the Prairie grass when depastured, gives way to blue grass & Clover
291 on recent changes in the zone of growth of [Lanineniae] on our coasts.
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