RECORD: Darwin, C. R. & Emma Darwin. 1864.03.14-04.07. Mikania scandens / Compositae. CUL-DAR157.1.48. 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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Mikania scandens. March 64—
Compositæ
In Hothouse. moves against sun —
First circle—
Mar 14— circle in 3°. 10'
― 15 ― 3°—
― 16 ― 3°—
― 17 ― 3°— 33'
Ap 7 2° 50'
― 2°. 40' after copiously watering with water at 47°—!
[Climbing plants, p. 18.]
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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