[35a]

July 27 — 1874

Coronilla rosea

Compound leaves with 9 or 10 opposite leaflets, — owing to position of plant, leaflets of many leaves stand vertically, & are often directed towards base of leaf — Both sides silvery

When asleep the leaflets approach each other & in leaves thoroughly asleep touch each other so that under surfaces exposed & they point towards base of leaf, as completely as in Mimosa they point to apex of leaf. This quite new movement. — The leaves which point vertically upwards & depend vertically downwards behave in the same manner.

(Coronilla iberica, fewer leaflets — horizontal —both sides silvery—) (a)

They point so much to base that the midribs of the leaflets in some of the leaves almost, but not quite, formed a straight line. The leaflets overlap only a little, as leaflets stand some way apart. The single terminal leaflet turn right over & point towards base of leaf. The peduncles of flowers also head over the axis — This sleep movement is evidently connected with slight [illeg] tendency of leaflets to point a little towards base when awake — instead of standing merely at right angle to common petiole

[35av]

(a) Plants of this species too old for good [movement], but evident slight tendency to same kind of movement. ─ ─ plant in the flowers as in C. rosea

[35b]

C. varia both surfaces silvery

When asleep the leaflets approach each other & turn in a slight degree backwards or towards stem axis; not nearly so well marked as in C. rosea

C. glauca ─ same kind of foliage, both sides silvery ─ scarcely any movement in sleep ─ in very young leaves the leaflets slightly approach each other

C. glauca grandiflora do do do

(as above)

[35bv]

Hedysarum sleeps, (one species no Pagin says sleeps)

Coral Jue both surfaces silvery apparently doe not sleep (i.e. a leaf cut off) ─ but tra traced on wall on Terrace ─ apparently the 2 halves of ⸮ each younger leaf a little approach each other.─

Brugmansia no movement

Coronilla emerus ─ a bush traced against wall no sleep movement.─