RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Catches only when moves / Pea / Smilax. CUL-DAR157.2.83. 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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Catches only when moves —
There must be some connection of twisting round axis & winding.— Hardly with movement — Pea —
Hop & many others s. 135 reflexed Hooks as big as in Galium. —like Galium Dipladenia— Under Hook discussion — Smilax—
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End with stems — peduncle & petioles & roots all capable of spontaneous movement & sensibility, & in all plants of Vegetable Kingdom—
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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