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March 16th 1878. Apogeotropism.

Vegetable marrow end of [sketch] long shoot— pot laid on side. so nearly Horizontal— dark room

Orange with 3 leaves

long shoot— pot laid on side.

so nearly Horizontal— dark room

8°. 35. 8°. 35'

9. 8'    fallen & to left  right? 9° 8.    same spot.

10. 20'    to left & up 10. 20    an atom to right & up  small dot

11    do            11°    same spot

12. 5 .    same course 12. 5    below & to left !!

1°. 2.    do        1°    an atom to left

2°    do             2'    Near same place

3°    do             3°    do    do

3°. 10'    changed pot position of  

4°    up & to left same general course as before        4°    do.    do

5°    to the right & down circumnutating       5°.    do.    do

6°    down & to left     6°    do    do

7' 10'    up & to right, parallel            7° 10' .    do    do

8. 34    vertically up    8 30    do

10. 15' P.m      10 15 .    do    do

17th 

            6°. 55    same spot

8° —    a little down

9    risen an atom

10. 40    a dot

90 [-] 48 [=] 42

Glass filament 22° above Horiz

stem below 42° above Hor.

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Total inches

(21) The fourteen crossed plants averaged in height 81.39 inches; and the fourteen self-fertilised plants 64.07, or as 100 to 7+. One self-fertilised plant in Pot III exceeded, and one in Pot IV equalled in height its opponent. The self fertilised plants showed