RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Sugar Loaf Cabbage / Portsmouth Broccoli / Brussels sprouts. CUL-DAR76.B44. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 12.2022. RN1
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 76-79 contain material for Darwin's book Cross and self fertilisation (1876).
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Sugar Loaf Cabbage
18 of nearly pure
3 crossed apparently with Brussels Broccoli
9 apparently crossed with white Kohl Rabbi but some several of these may have a dash of Porstmo Brot Broccoli Portsmouth Broccoli
11. apparently crossed with Brussel Sprouts
7 clearly crossed with Purple Kohl R.
9 Purple & certainly not pure, but stems stems not enlarged. —
[total] 57
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Portsmouth Broccoli Portsmouth Broccoli.
17 nearly pure, but several several different perhaps not quite pure judging from thickness of stems
3 strongly crossed with white Kohl
5 less strongly crossed with do
1 Purple, but not crossed with affected by Kohl except in colour
6 crossed with Cabbage or Brussels
[total] 32
Brussels Sprouts
16 nearly pure, but certainly not quite I think.—
3 crossed plant with cabbage or Broccoli
3 clearly with white Kohl Rabbi
20 less clearly with white Kohl Rabbi, perhaps some with Broccoli, which has a thickened stem. —
[total] 42.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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