RECORD: Darwin, C. R. & Emma Darwin. [ny].05.25-06.09. Siphomeris. CUL-DAR157.1.50. 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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Siphomeris = Lecontea unnamed sp. Kew. (Cinchonaceæ) Leaves in whorls of 3.
May 25 (moves with sun Shoot very young semicircle 10° 27')
26 10°— 15' circle shoot still young
30 8°— 55'
June 2 8°— 11'
6 6°— 8'
8 7°— 20' during night in bed room
9 8°— 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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