RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [ny].06.17-20. Lygodium scandens. CUL-DAR157.1.19. (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 4.2023. 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 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".
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Lycopodium scandens. (June 17th) caught stick in open spire & when taken away slowly straightened itself.— I cannot see that petioles are affected by stick.
L. articulatum — in depending shoot tip has curled twined round back on itself
L. scandens. June 18th moves against sun
18th 1'.. 6º
2d. about 6º. 15' late in afternoon
19th 3d 3d 5º 32' {very hot morning do afternoon
― 4' about 5º 0'
20th 5th 6º. 0'.—
average 5º. 45'
The movement almost confined to ultimate internode. (not counting an infinitely small one at apex) & to upper part of penultimate internode
A red line painted in convex surface became lateral & concave— (climbs well)
Is twisted on own axis in line of revolution.
Footstalk of leaves not sensitive— Axis not sensitive. /over
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(Marked leaves stopped up the stick after having curled round it.)
L. articulatum 1' internode above ground— did not revolve — glass put over it — nor the 2d, but now the 3d is revolving — good —
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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