RECORD: Darwin, C. R. & Emma Darwin. 1864.04.11-05.20. Zanonia indica / Anguria. CUL-DAR157.2.54. Edited by John van Wyhe (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". Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin.
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Zanonia Indica Cucurb.
Ap 11 Tendril against sun
― 3°— 35'
May 16' 2° 8'
May 20' Internodes from upper to lower leaf. 2°. 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
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