RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1864.11.07. B. buxifolia. CUL-DAR157.1.117. 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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Nov. 7th 64. B. buxifolia— I can say spirally ascends thin stick & no use of petioles or t. —But when stick thicker, contact causes petioles slightly to curve round stick. — Petioles moves slightly I believe, spontaneously in zig-zag line, & tendril curves spontaneously to same side with petioles, but hard to observe, as tying up of stem close to base of tendrils, which is necessary, cause petioles to bend. —
(Probably all bird feet to have very slight power of movement.— but they certainly have no conspicuous power of movement.—)
B. Tweedyana emit rootlets, at base of leaves, which curve round stick. — capital for Tecoma —So the Twiner & Tendril-bearers have this Habit—
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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