RECORD: Darwin, C. R. & George Darwin. 1864.01.18. [Clematis vitalba]. CUL-DAR157.1.79. 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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(Jan 18. 64)
The (last year) leaf stalks under the flower stalk are very persistent, though only the joint nearest the stem remains in some cases
In some few cases last years leaf stalk persist underneath the following years shoots (?)
The peduncle when it clasps anything becomes very much more woody, hard, & stiff & polished, also rather increases in size, & in some cases seems to flatten a little.
The peduncle seems to have more life in it when it clasps, as in an old peduncle the side peduncles are never (or hardly ever) found persistent unless they have clasped something, the same is the case with the lowest top joint of peduncle to some degree. The part of the peduncle that has clasped keeps its colour more than the part that has not clasped, also the whole peduncle that has clasped is fresher than the one has not—
Travellers' Joy Jan 18 1864
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When leaves are dropped looks like plant with pure tendrils
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