RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1879.07.19. Geotropism & apogeotropism. CUL-DAR209.11.118. (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 7.2023. 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 volume CUL-DAR209.11 contains material for Darwin's book Movement in plants (1880).

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Geotropism & apogeotropism.

In figure of plants bent to lateral light, when evening grew dark the hypocotyls, epicotyls & stems straightened themselves & we continually had zig-zag lines or ellipses described, show that apogeotropism modified circumnutation. Tropæolum fig. 217 — Brassica Oleracea. fig 205 — Apios graveolens 203 A less good & Cassia tosa — Cassia tosa, but tracing not given very good in Portfolio

Geotropic radicles show plainest circumnutation, when checked by sliding down glass Plate.

 


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