RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1878.12.04. Phaseolus multiflorus / DECLARATION AGAINST WAR. CUL-DAR209.11.135. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Text prepared and edited by John van Wyhe. 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-DAR209.11 contains material for Darwin's book Movement in plants (1880).
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Geotropism with grease on tip
from edge of upper skin in middle
(4) |
Big Pin (5) |
6 (3) |
(7) (4) |
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45 |
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measured from outside of Big Pin |
middle of skin |
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Dec 5' 8º am |
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⨀ Dec 5' 8ºam |
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6' 8º a. ⨀ |
⨀ 6' 8º a. |
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Phaseolus multiflorus in dark
Dec 4' 8º 30'— 66º F
7 with dabs of oil & Lamp-black
4 with no dabs—
Length of dab, as near as I cd make them 2 mm. (1 1/2 / 20th of inch)
Measured 4 of Radicles
(Dec 4th 5º P.m. all the white tips turned more or less downward— only one of Black tips)
Dec. 5' 8º a.m |
Dec. 5' 5º P.m no essential difference |
Dec 6th 8º a.m ⨀ 6th 8º a.m guess |
(1) Black tip |
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(1) quite straight |
(2) do |
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(2) Black tip, extreme top now down-turned |
(3) do tip a little down turned |
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(3)— good length of terminal portion downturned |
(4) do.— not at allup downturned |
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4 — almost straight & oblique |
do (5) do |
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(5) tip now oblique & straight |
(6) do a little down-turned |
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(6) tip down |
(7) do considerably down turned or affected by heliotropism |
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(7) tip perpendicularly down. |
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Of the 4 white tips, 2 perpendicular & 2 at about 45 |
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11 } white tip all considerably down-turned |
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8th
Tips a little turned up in all
Tip Blunt in all drown out in all, except no 2
1.7 & 1
(I ought to try with vertical suspend— upside down)
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Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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