RECORD: Darwin, C. R. & Emma Darwin. 1864.05.18-26. Hibbertia dentata placed in Hothouse (Greenhouse plant). CUL-DAR157.1.31. 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".
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Hibbertia dentata, placed in Hot-house (greenhouse plant) 1864
Moved with sun
May 18th — 7°. 20'
May 19th against sun 7°. 0'
― 20th. moved against sun about 1/3 of a circle & then, stood still.
(26th went 2/3 of a circle with the sun & then returned in (11°, 46'
I placed a stick, & incessantly it curled round it & uncurled again — this was repeated an endless number of times— The curling & uncurling being often 1/2 & 2/3 of a circle— Internodes very long & thin.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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