RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [ny].07.14-16. Stephanotis floribunda. CUL-DAR157.1.37. 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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July 14—15 Stephanotis floribunda.—
A climbing plant, with shoot a little above stick.— July 14th shoot bowed over performed in evening a semicircle, (in line of twist of stem & reverse of watch) in 6°— The 2 lower leaves on nearly level with top of stick being stationary — 15th — This day completed in 6° 40'??!; — A semicircle in 4° & itself not completed in 4° more hours,: the circle would probably have taken altogether 9°.
July 16' still turning same way & I can see no twisting of stems!!!
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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