RECORD: Darwin, C. R. & Emma Darwin. 1864.04.11-05.20. Zanonia indica / Anguria. CUL-DAR157.2.54. (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 5.2023. 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-DAR157.11-60 were in a folder marked "Twiners". Items CUL-DAR157.61-112 were in a folder marked "Leaf-climbers" and items CUL-DAR157.114-147 were in a folder marked "Tendrils".
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Zanonia Indica Cucurb.
Ap 11 Tendril against sun
― 3º— 35'
May 16' 2º 8'
May 20' Internodes from upper to lower leaf. 2º. 45'
Internodes do not move in the least.—
soon moves when stick put in placed against it.
Tendril straight. with little fork at tip [sketch]
Anguria. April 29th 64.— The shoot thick does not move: t. moves spontaneously & is sensitive to touch & internodes do move
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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