RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1864.02.25. Bignonia buxifolia. CUL-DAR157.1.114. 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.
See Climbing plants, p. 49.
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Bignonia buxifolia Feb. 25— 64
Claws & tarsi sensitive to prolonged & slight pressure & clasp well— not peduncle of leaf— Twines well & & ascends from left to right, (reverse of B. unguis) Twines beautifully up thin upright stick, can only use t. when passing through thicket
of no use in case of upright stick & drop off, as
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