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Jan 17th — Tropæolum tuberosum— Mr Woods??

9 inches high — no movement of axis & long peduncles of leaves not sensitive— plant at present upright & stiff—

Feb. 21 Now 2 feet high & lopping over; in vain endeavoured to prove sensitiveness— yet today a leaf near apex only 1/4 of inch in long-diameter & ∴ 1/10 of full-sized leaves caught a stick & wound all round it.

Feb 22d. Some leaves of younger plants, even about 1/4 of full size have partly moved in 18° & clasped sticks. —

A very young leaf, only in .15 in diameter in diameter, moved quite sensibly in 1°. 15'—Say 1/20 of full-sized leaf ie. 12 1/2 in diameter.— The stick was

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removed from the young leaves, & the peduncles did not get straight in 5°; but in 24° did get straight: — The youngest leaves which had made complete ¤ round stick & grasped it wonderfully, never got straight again.— (The straight upright axis moves slowly & very irregularly, sometime during whole day in straight line, in different direction, sometime in crooked circles —

The movement above 1 to 1 1/2 inch from extreme points — always on movement. Plant about 1 foot high.

March 2d moves much slower today a minute spire, or attempt at circle in 4° — then stood almost still for some hours.—