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

7º 20' am.

7. 15' a.m   

7. 15. a.m   

7º. a. m

8. 23'

9

8. 50'

9. 5'

8. 37'

12 . 23'

9. 20

10. 30'

9. 7'

12. 43

10 26

11º

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

 

 

 

8º 30'

 

 

 

(¼ scale)

Sept 14th 7º20' A.m
12º 50'
Sept. 14º'  8º. 30' P.m.
Sept 15 7º. 15' a.m
12º 45'
5º. 45'
Sept 15th  9º 15' P.m.
Sept. 16th 7º. 15' a.m
12º 40'
Sept. 16th 5º. 20' P.m.
Sept 17th 7º. a m.
12º. 40'

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


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