RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1864.02.14-03.20. Adhadota cydonæfolia Acanthaceæ. CUL-DAR157.1.47. 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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Feb 14 64 Adhatado dota cyndoniæfolia? Acanthaceæ
Moves with sun or watch — imperfectly, one revolution in 26°. 30'—
A young-shoot, (another branch) made half-circle in 24°.—
This same shoot made a circle in less than 48°, but much more than 40° —
Again same shoot did made did not quite complete circle in 50° —
Though so slow a revolver, spirally twines well
March 20 round a stick
[Climbing plants, p. 17.]
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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