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.


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