The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online

RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1864.08.15. Adlumia cirrhosa. CUL-DAR157.1.105. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 4.2023. RN1

The volumes CUL-DAR157.1-2 contain notes, abstracts etc. for Darwin's long paper and later book Climbing plants (1865). It was also commercially available as a softbound offprint, F834, F834a. See R. B. Freeman's bibliographical introduction. Items CUL-DAR157.1.11-60 were in a folder marked "Twiners". Items CUL-DAR157.1.61-112 were in a folder marked "Leaf-climbers" and items CUL-DAR157.1.114-147 were in a folder marked "Tendrils". Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin.

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Adlumia cirrhosa.— Aug. 15 64. —

First-formed leaves apparently not sensitive— Second leaves apparently sensitive only towards tips & capriciously so — Leaves very long, with 4 lateral pairs of compound leaves. —

One young leaf made a narrow ellipse (open at one end) in 1° 36' & the tip moved in this time 3 inches in one direction & back again — The second ellipse was broader & shorter & less regular, & was performed in 2° 2' & the tip of leaf moved 2 1/8 of an inch from extreme point to point—

What use these lowest leaves catching?

For there was no axis; hence, of course, leaves alone moved—

Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)