RECORD: Darwin, C. R. Melilotus officinalis / proof sheet of Forms of flowers, p. 62, published pp. 120-122. CUL-DAR209.1.116. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: 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).
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Oct 24' 24th 77/ Melilotus officinalis
not dark
Vertical glass — in position in which long stood
more magnified |
|
Right Hand |
Left- Hand |
stem tied — main petiole free |
main petiole tied |
black dot |
apex |
|
This leaf pointed far down at first |
9º .20' |
9. 20 |
10. 7 down & to left |
10. 7 down & little to right |
10. 40, same course |
10. 40 same course |
11. 9 up & to |
11º 9 a little down & to left |
12 3 same course ( only a little) |
12º 3 do. do |
12 46 a little up |
12. 47 down |
1.— 43 down (same course) |
1. 43 to left horizontal |
2. 24 down |
2. 24 down |
3º 4 a little bit to the right |
3º. 4 same course down |
3. 32 to left & slightly down |
3. 32 far down |
4. 3 far down & to left |
4º. 3. far down & to right |
4. 40 to left & down crossed old line |
4º. 40 do. do |
5' 5 not marked |
5. 5 very short distance same course |
|
Used |
Right side [diagram] |
Left side [diagram] |
Night |
Night |
Both leaves vertical |
|
7º 15 first dot (left of glass) |
7º. 15' |
8. 35. up a little |
8. 35 greatly up |
(approaching only a little lateral leaflet) |
(approaching lateral leaflet) |
9. 13 same course |
9º. 13 same course |
9 . 50 do almost out of glass |
9" 50 little up |
10. 35. out of glass |
10' 35 up— Leonard |
Distance glass to end of Bristle 12 2/8 |
glass to end of Bristle 13 3/8 |
to mark 14 1/8 — |
to mark 14 3/8 — |
7.5 times |
14.4 times |
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[proof sheet of Forms of flowers, p. 62, published pp. 120-122]
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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