RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Gardeners' Chronicle, 1857 continued. CUL-DAR75.9. (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. RN5
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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.
Masters, William. 1857. Hibiscus syriacus. Gardeners' Chronicle (12 September): 629.
649 Cross-bred Oxford sheep, are designated as new & distinct Breed 652 do
Anon. 1857. [Oxford: cross-bred Down and Cotswold sheep to be called Oxford Downs]. Gardeners' Chronicle (19 September): 649.
Anon. 1857. The Down Cotswold breed of sheep. Gardeners' Chronicle (19 September): 652.
666 On the Dentition of teeth altered in improved cattle
Brown, George T. 1857. Examination of the teeth of cattle at agricultural exhibitions. Gardeners' Chronicle (26 September): 666. PDF
725 ✓ 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. Text
762 Buckman's case of Sinapsis replacing Sinapsis
[Buckman, James]. 1857. [Various methods of weed propagation.] Gardeners' Chronicle no. 45 (7 November): 762. PDF
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. PDF
836 Rhubarb & Jalop lose their medicinal effect here.
Berkeley, Miles Joseph. 1857. Persian insect powder. Gardeners' Chronicle (12 December): 836-837.
820 On seedling Pears
T. R. 1857. How to raise seedling pears. Gardeners' Chronicle (5 December): 820.
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. PDF
827 on selection of Mangel Wurzel seeds
Baker, Robert. 1857. Mangel seed. Gardeners' Chronicle (5 December): 827.
1858 (The subjects 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. PDF
Reply to: Darwin, C. R. 1857. Productiveness of foreign seed. Gardeners' Chronicle no. 46 (14 November): 779. Text
128 On origin of Cottagers Kale, 3 vars crossed
Anon. 1858. The Cottager's kale, a new vegetable. Gardeners' Chronicle (20 February): 128.
250 on Horses extracting less food from Straw then cattle proportion given specification
Brown, George Thomas. 1858. The diseases of stock. Gardeners' Chronicle (27 March): 250.
311 on forest not exhausting soil (N B firs at Moor Park do for one kind)
Anon. 1858. [Forests and soil]. Gardeners' Chronicle (17 April): 311-312.
466 on the germination of Cuscuta & Mistletoe — showing early disappearance of roots
Henfrey, Arthur. 1858. Vegetable physiology. Gardeners' Chronicle (5 June): 466-467.
546 on making cross-bred sheep true
Wood, Willoughby. 1858. On crossing separate breeds of stock. Gardeners' Chronicle (10 July): 548.
630 on planting mustard attracting to fly from common & Swedish Turnip showing how the existence of one plant protect another
Anon. 1858. Turnip fly. Gardeners' Chronicle (15 August): 630.
719 ✓ on the new galls preventing growth of acorns & so bad for Pigs
Lees, E. 1858. Hard-gall nuts. Gardeners' Chronicle (25 September): 719-720.
771 on 2 crossed wheat becoming barren! seems careful observation
Sheriff, Patrick. 1858. On the wheat plant. No III. Gardeners' Chronicle (16 October): 770-771.
781. On plants easy to cross one year impossible the next
Anon. 1858. Sikkiim rhododendrons. Gardeners' Chronicle (23 October): 780-781.
789 on deer & sheep not eating our particular grass which must then flourish
Anon. 1858. [Review of] J. Buckman, The natural history of British meadow and pasture grasses. Gardeners' Chronicle (23 October): 788-789.
✓ 835 Fox on seed long remaining dormant in earth
[Fox, William Darwin.] 1858. Appearance of new plants. Gardeners' Chronicle (13 November): 835. PDF
✓ 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
✓ 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. PDF
886 on number of groundsels consumed by one Bullfinch viz 5000 seeds
Akerman. 1858. Wiltshire tales. Gardeners' Chronicle (4 December): 886.
925 Beaver formerly gregarious in Denmark & Germany
Wilson, Charles. 1858. On the former existence of the beaver in Scotland. Gardeners' Chronicle (18 December): 925.
1859
54 On one kind of Pear doing best on the Thorn!
T. R. 1859. Josephine de Malines pear. Gardeners' Chronicle (22 January): 54.
144 The Amoor Flora seems a sort of Isld with European plants reappearing
Anon. 1859. Region of the Amoor River. Gardeners' Chronicle (19 February): 144.
265 On the Cynara having far wider range in Plata than in one country
Bentham, George. 1859. Notes on British botany. Gardeners' Chronicle (26 March): 266.
273 on the Prairie grass when depastured, gives way to blue grass & Clover
Anon. 1859. Mr. M'Connell's farm in the prairie. Gardeners' Chronicle (26 March): 273.
291 on recent changes in the zone of growth of Laminariae on our coasts.
Cocks, J. 1859. Mr. Observations on the growth and time of appearance of some of the marine algae. Gardeners' Chronicle (2 April): 291.
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