RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1877.09.21-23. Lotus peregrinus / Proof sheet of Forms of flowers. CUL-DAR209.1.49. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 6.2022. 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).


[49]

Lotus peregrinus – stem secured to stick middle leaflet N. E.  sky bright

Sept 21'

Used

[diagram]

8º 15'

8.50

9.73

9.45} same dot

10.30'

11º

1145' – still going down

12º 15'

12.50' gone back

1.22' up

2º 2'

2º 30'

3º vertically up

3º 33'

3.50'

4.70'

4.45' gone back to dot with [cut] The movement to left is probably due to bright sky

5.15'

5.35' (6º 50' A.m on the 22d) so greatly dipped

(18)

Sept 22d First terminal leaflet

8º 5 — leaf agitated by tying stem & pot turned round

8º 37'

9º 38' gone down

(10.15')

(10.35) same spot

11.18'

(12º)

(12º 20) same spot

12.50 gone back & trifle upwards & to S. / Changed in leaflet

1º 20'

1.50'

2º 30 moving to light apparently

2º 55'

3º 40'

4º 23 rising [both] more plainly

5 10'

5 45'

7º beyond glass — right to window & little more upwards (8º 30 P.m risen high up)

(15)

above one of back stipule

49v]

[Proof sheet of Forms of flowers, p. 5 (published pp. 9-11)]


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