RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1877.09.10-11. Lupinus hartwegii / Proof sheet of Forms of flowers. CUL-DAR209.1.77-78. 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).


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Sept 10' & 11' 1877

Lupinus Hartwegii — (Hairy species)

[diagram] 103°

Two leaves on same plants

Shorter leaf: leaflets awake somewhat upturned forming a cone of angle of 103° when asleep the cone was 75°

Taller leaf: cone when awake 105°, when asleep 82°.

So it is clear that the leaflets rise, but do not become vertical during sleep.—

The petioles of These 2 leaflets rose considerably when, as shown in diagram & angle cd. be roughly measured.

78 [÷] 2 [=] 39

90 [-] 39 [=] 51

90 [-] 54 [=] 36

Leaflet stood in day 36° above horizon, & at night 51° [-] 36 [=] 15 above horizon.

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L. Hartwegii Sept 10

[annotated diagram] Shorter leaf

[annotated diagram] distance from bottom of cone to cone

base of taller petiole

L. sub-carnosus — shorter leave forming horizontal stars — taller spes with leaflets deflexed. (first leaf with 3 leaflets)

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[Proof sheet of Forms of flowers, p. 14 (published pp. 26-28.]


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