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Cytisus fragrans

Oct 23d. 77

24th

Petiole of one of upper leaves found at 11˚30' a.m when awake angle of 52˚ with stem, on previous night the angle was only 29˚, so move 23˚.─ The 3 leaflets also approach each other during sleep & I believe asleep, so that base of central one overlap base of 2 lateral ones & I believe all 3 bend up.; during day leaflets quite separate.─ Owing to rising of upper leaves, the ends of shoots are crowded at night, like Lotus, though not so well marked.─

N.B [corin] Laburnum does nor sleep.─

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March 11th

Cytisus fragrans sleep

A seedling 12 inches high all the leaves down to the very basal ones go to sleep in striking manner, whilst an old & vigorous one in full flower none of leaves asleep.─ A petiole which during day was at right angles to stem by 10˚ P.m turned upwards 57˚ all the leaflets also ride up, relatively to petioles considerably, & approach each other but do not close together. The length thus embrace the stem, & when looking down from above vertically on the plant the lower surfaces of leaflets are exposed to the zenith. The appearance presented by seedlings strikingly different to what it was during day ─ Sleep like that of Lotus.

Both surfaces finely hairy so as to be silvery under water

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