Correspondence, chiefly to Bateson, from various individuals, including F.W. Mott and J.P. Lotsy. Chiefly relating to features of plants. There is also some discussion of right and left-handedness in humans.
Plant genetics
18 Archival description results for Plant genetics
Contents of an original envelope inscribed 'Stocks'. At D.174: correspondence to Bateson from E.R. Saunders re plant crossing experiments, 1906-1911; correspondence to Bateson from Sutton & Sons re plant stock trials, 1908. At D.175-D.176: manuscript experimental notes and data, 1919, nd. Mostly by Bateson, some also by E.R. Saunders.
Pocket notebook recording plant breeding experiments, title on cover. Notes in pencil and pen, in Bateson's hand and in hands of others (principally 'SAB').
Letter from Durham to E.J. Allard, head gardener, re plant seeds from Teneriffe, 1913; letters to Durham from A.W. Hill and Sir David Prain, 1914, 1915, re various plant species; 10pp manuscript draft of a paper by Durham, 'A Contribution to the study of inheritance of mice with reference to their susceptibility to transplantable tumours', nd. On the back of the final page of the draft is a manuscript note: 'Report IV Evolution Committee of Roy Soc.'.
The correspondence consists almost entirely of letters from Gregory to Bateson covering various plant-breeding work. Principal topics include Primulas and 'giant' plant varieties. Divided into 3 folders for ease of reference.
Contents of two files which are described separately.
Two 6pp typescript drafts with manuscript revisions; manuscript draft captions for figures (unidentified hand); postcard to Bateson from H. Iltis, in German, 1923, found with the drafts; corrected proof of the paper.
Contains pencil notes in Bateson's hand recording plant breeding experiments. Used from both ends. A note 'Sutton's 12 July 1902' is inscribed inside the front cover.
Brief correspondence to Bateson, with a page of his manuscript notes. G.R. de Beer is one of the correspondents.
The correspondence covers various plant-breeding trials and experiments, including those on primula, mangel and calceolarias, and related matters. The correspondents include Arthur W. Sutton and Leonard G. Sutton.