RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1878.04.23. Mimosa pudica (& albida). CUL-DAR162.109. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 8.2023. 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 volume CUL-DAR162 contains letters to Darwin: Dabney – Dupré and miscellaneous notes pertaining to Expression, Cross and self fertilisation, Movement in plants and Earthworms.
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[In another hand:] From 94
ap 23 1878.
-On account of P. Berts view the rising & falling of petioles of mimosa sensitive due to chemical changes p. 986 of Reveue).
it wd be very important to know whether they rise & fall in same lines ie whether there is circumnutation.─ but I shd have to keep in bed-room in Heat of summer
Mimosa pudica (& albida)
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