RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1877].09.11-.10.06. Lupinus subcarnosus. CUL-DAR209.1.79-80. 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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Lupinus sub-carnosus

Sept 11. shorter leaves form horizontal stars at night; taller ones with leaflets deflexed— put into greenhouse. First leaves have only 3 leaflets.

L. Douglasi & [Nachipalensis] (6) horizontal stars at night sent to greenhouse

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Lupinus subcarnosus Oct 5. 6th Kept as above in greenhouse. At night very little or no change in most of leaves; but the leaflets in some formed an obtuse a good cone of 103°

[sketch] 103, so that each leaflet on the 2 leaves which were measured fell 38° 30' beneath horizon. — No change in the position of the petioles.

[in margin:] Leaves fell at night

L. polyphyllus, nanus, menziesii, speciosus, not in [illeg] albiform & Hartwegii, all Kept in greenhouse. The leaves went very little or not at all to sleep, ie, hardly any Change in position of leaves.


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