RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1878.03.12-1878.03.14. Cytisus fragrans / 1st proof slips 37-40 of Cross and self fertilisation, p. 37. CUL-DAR209.11.47. (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).


47

March 12th

Cytisus—fragrans

Oak

(several degrees below right angles)

(a very few degrees about 5° below ∠')

8°. 30'    about 10°

8° 30       Hair pins

9°    fallen a bit from weight of tip?

9°    fallen a bit !

(N.B had been pinned down feebly for 1/4 of Hour before observed )

   10°    risen a little above first dot

10    risen to level of 1' dot

11° 5    up

11°    5 above first mark

12. 7'

12. 7'

1°    risen a mere atomy

2. 5'

2. 5 —    risen a little

5°    risen very little & I think none

6°    risen

7° 20'

7° 20'

8 30

8. 30'

9 33

9. 33

10. 45 ⨀ P.m

10. 45    ⨀

13th (13         6°. 45 the)

6' 45 —    risen very little

8    risen very little

8°    same spot: (coldish night ?)

9°    risen greatly

9.    do

10    do.

10.    do

11°    a little higher (yet tracing more exaggerated

11°    do

12.    risen

12    do

1°    .do

1'    do

2°    risen very little

2.    do

3.    do.    do

3°    do possibly a trace higher; no dot

4°    do risen

4°    an atom risen ?

5    risen very little

5.    same spot

6.    an atom higher

6°    perhaps atom higher??

8. 30'    a little higher.

8°. 30    same spot

10. 30'    a very little up

10. 30'    an atom risen.

14' 6° 45    fallen !!    ⨀    am

6 45.    risen a little ☞ .—



March 14th

Cytisus

Oak

9°    a little to right

9°    same spot.

11°    a little vertically down. ie circumnutating.

11°    do

1°    a little more down

1°    perhaps a trace risen

3°    to right a little

3°    an atomy risen.

5.    vertically up

5'.    do.    do

7' 15    cd not see

7. 15.    do    do

9°    up & to right

9 0 o    not observed

10. 30    vertically down

10. 30    a little up & to right

15th  

 

6 45.        ⨀

6°. 45    .—

7 45    a bit to left

 

7° 45.    same spot

      149150 [sketch] 149

 

150 [-] 90 [=] 31°   60 

122 [-]90 [=] 32°

60° above horizon

32° above Horizon

 

Plant 10 inches high


ought to have been end of shoot distance of bead from glass
⨀  


⨀ distance from end of bead to glass — ⨀



Plant 12 inches high



14 dots in 14 hours

 

47v

 


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