RECORD: Darwin, C. R. & Emma Darwin. [ny].05.25-06.09. Siphomeris. CUL-DAR157.1.50. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 4.2023. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin.
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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Siphomeris = Lecontea unnamed sp. Kew. (Cinchonaceæ) Leaves in whorls of 3.
May 25 (moves with sun Shoot very young semicircle 10º 27')
26 10º— 15' circle shoot still young
30 8º— 55'
June 2 8º— 11'
6 6º— 8'
8 7º— 20' during night in bed room
9 8º— 36'
[Climbing plants, pp. 5 & 18.]
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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