RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1878.05.31-1878.06.03. Oxalis acetosella / Nephrodium / Proof sheet of Cross and self fertilisation, p. 122, published p. 148. CUL-DAR209.11.59. (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).


59

May 31' 1878

after 1/2 rest

Nephrodium

Oxalis acetosella

 

 [sketch]

8°. 35

8° 35

9°    an atom up (may be said same place)

9. 3    a little up

10' 5    same place

10' 5

12    fallen a bit!!

12    fallen

7°. 30'    new mark because had to

1. 25    do & to left

 slide glass— Younger frond little 

2. 30    same course rubbed out

 below glass 

4°    up

10 : 15    no rise

5    same course

June 1st

6. 5    to left Horizontal

   6° 45'    risen a bit— other Frond just on glass 

7° 30 P.m    new mark because other pod was pushing

4°    no risen

10. 15    to left & down

10° 30'    a little rise

June 1st.

 (marked the younger frond  (1)

6.° 50'    new dot

June 2d

8. 25    to left Horizontally

6. 50    no change

9. 42    to left    (Used)

3°    do

Jun 1st— In dark vertical glass

10° 30    a very little risen

11° 5    { move so much can hardy be traced

 other Frond very little risen 

4°    far to right, but had gone still further to left

June 3d

4° 45

9°    same spot

6. 30'

9°    Younger frond a little bit risen

6. 18    } is moving chiefly in transverse plane to curled pod. [sketch]

 

8 40    crossed the old line. complete ell.

 

 

10. 30    to right

 attached to young frond 

June 2d

 under 2 inches not 

6° 50'    risen & to right

 straight 

8 30    down & parallel

 

 

9. 35    about same course

 older frond nearly straight 

10. 33

 2 1/4 frond apex depressed 

11. 35    to left

 

 

12 50    to right

 

1. 55    to right

 

2. 53

 

4. 5

 

 

7. 15'    short way

 Filament .9 of inch 

8. 30    short way to right [unlabeled diagram]

 Long- standing up 

10 30    vertically up

 almost 

June 3d

 perpendicularly 

Pod leaving stalk

 

6° 45

 

8°. 5'

 

 

during latter part of tracing & caused rising of T.

 

9v

 

 


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