RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1877. Melilotus officinalis. CUL-DAR209.1.106. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Text prepared and edited by John van Wyhe. 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-DAR209.1 contains materials on circumnutation of leaves and sleep for Darwin's book Movement in plants (1880).


106

Melilotus officinalis—

Sept 17th

6° 45' a.m

(2) 

 

8. 35'

 

9. 23'

 

10. 25'

 

11. 10

 

11. 45

 

12. 55

 

1. 40'

 

2. 30'

 

12 

 

4. 45'

 

5. 20

 

5. 50

 

7° almost vertically down

 
(1) Sept 17.th 6°. 45' A.m.
2.
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
(14)
Sept. 17th. 7° P.m ?
Sept. 18th 7° A.m.

Sept. 16th 

8°. 5. a.m.

(2) 

8.23

(3) 

9.20

(4) 

10. 15'

5  

10 51

6  

11. 18

7  

11. 50

8. 

12. 50

9. 

1. 45

10  

2. 37

11  

4

12  

4 35

13  

5. 5'

14  

5. 30

15  

7° 11. almost asleep hanging almost vertically down.


(1) Sept. 16th 8° a.m.
2.
3.
4.
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Sept 16th 7° 10' P.m. ?
Sept. 17th 6° 45' A.m.


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