RECORD: Darwin, C. R. & Emma Darwin. 1864.06. Climbing Rose Dundee Rambler placed in window facing west. CUL-DAR157.2.84. 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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June 1864
Climbing Rose Dundee Rambler placed in window facing West shoot moved obliquely to window towards the south & back again at night. This however seldom, happened for generally a zig zag line was made & came moved from the light once or twice in the day.
One afternoon after moving from the light, it moved when it was almost dark again towards the window a considerable space.
There was no fluctuation of light in the day of any marked character. The plant had been kept stationary during many days.
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Movements unaccountable, but would not cause it to wind.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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