RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Wilson, Botanical Society of Edinburgh: 32; Magnus, Bot Verein Brandenburg; Wallace American Naturalist; Hollis, Journal Anat Phys; Hoffman, Botanische Zeitung. CUL-DAR72.65. Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Kees Rookmaaker, corrected and edited by John van Wyhe, corrections by Gordon Chancellor 11.2011. Corrections by Christine Chua 8.2022. RN4
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with the 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.
Wilson. Bot. Soc. of Edinburgh p. 32
young Turnips plant leaves draw together at night so that only 30 percent of area covered by them correspond into day.
Magnus. Bot. Verein of Brandenburg — vertical portion of leaves of Australian Trees to protect from too much light — some other European plants mentioned with vertical leaves.) Delpino Rivista p. 39 Hail & vertical leaves. — Sachs has observed with Mimosa.
(Wallace — use of shutting of leaves of Sensitive Plants)
American Naturalist p. 161 less most transpiration when least wax, as along the ribs.
Vines Haller. Journal of Anat. Phys. — mechanical arrest of growth of 1/2 leaves
Hoffmann. Bot. Zeitung. Variability in Blooms of Rumex. —
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