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).
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May 31' 1878
after 1/2 rest
Nephrodium |
Oxalis acetosella |
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[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] |
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8 40 crossed the old line. complete ell. |
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10. 30 to right |
attached to young frond |
June 2d |
under 2 inches not |
6° 50' risen & to right |
straight |
8 30 down & parallel |
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9. 35 about same course |
older frond nearly straight |
10. 33 |
2 1/4 frond apex depressed |
11. 35 to left |
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12 50 to right |
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1. 55 to right |
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2. 53 |
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4. 5 |
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6° |
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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 |
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6° 45 |
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8°. 5' |
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9° |
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during latter part of tracing & caused rising of T. |
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