RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [ny].08.05-26. Roxburghia viridiflora (see Steudel). CUL-DAR157.1.23. 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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Roxburghia viridiflora folia (see Steudel)
Aug. 5'— only upper internode 3 inches long move; next internode though surmounted by very small open leaf did not move nor that below though young.— Movement reverse of watch. In Dic. Class. said to climb up low trees. —
It travelled a circle in about 24°; but the shoot then became nearly upright &. fresh internode began rapidly to grow, so that it hardly travelled 3/4 of next circle in 24°. — As the shoot travelled first semicircle in 10°, probably movement. retarded by my study. —
Aug 11th This plant will not climb!!!
― 26th This plant another branch has climbed nicely in proper course. —
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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