RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [ny].07.14-18. Nepenthes distillatoria. CUL-DAR157.1.112. 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
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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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Nepenthes distillatoria. July 14 Put stick to side of prolongation, where leaf joins it bent to that side nearly at ∟, & then relaxed its bending & bent downwards across slightly oblique stick — & the petioles came closer in contact with prolong, — This part at first formed upturned hook [sketch] Younger leaf
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During 16, 17, 18 of July — youngest leaf folded in & embracing still younger leaves & axis, moved about in irregular course, not circles, yet hardly to light— in different directions on the 3 successive days
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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