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
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[Proof sheet of Forms of flowers, p. 5 (published pp. 9-11)]
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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