RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1877].09.-[1877].09. Cassia calliantha. CUL-DAR209.1.22. (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. RN2

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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Cassia calliantha

Sept. 14th

Sept. 15'

Sept. 16

Sept 17th

7° 20' am.

7. 15' a.m   

7. 15. a.m   

7°. a. m

8. 23'

9

8. 50'

9. 5'

8. 37'

12 . 23'

9. 20

10. 30'

9. 7'

12. 43

10 26

11°

10. 25'

2. 15

10 45

12. 40'

10. 46

3. 50

12. 25

2. 30'

11

5. 45'

1. 45

4. 10'

11. 37

9. 15

2. 45

4. 40

12. 50

 

4.

5. 38' half asleep

2. 45

 

4. 30

8. 30'

4

 

5. 20

 

4 30'

 

 

 

5. 25 Half-asleep

 

 

 

8° 30'

 

 

 

(¼ scale)

Sept 14th 7°20' A.m
12° 50'
Sept. 14°'  8°. 30' P.m.
Sept 15 7°. 15' a.m
12° 45'
5°. 45'
Sept 15th  9° 15' P.m.
Sept. 16th 7°. 15' a.m
12° 40'
Sept. 16th 5°. 20' P.m.
Sept 17th 7°. a m.
12°. 40'

Sept 17' 8°. 30' P.m.
Sept 18th 7° 15 a.m.


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