RECORD: Darwin, C. R. & Emma Darwin. 1864.03.08. Tropaeolum elegans. CUL-DAR157.1.92. 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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Mar 8. 1864

Trop. Elegans

Slightly rubbed stalks of two rather young leaves, became slightly arched in 17' & considerably curved afterwards. In 8° nearly straight again. The axis moves in very small ovals & irregularly one oval in 3°. Continually moves.

Case like T. tuberosum

In a state of nature catches.


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