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]

8º. 35

8º 35

9º    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

7º. 30'    new mark because had to

1. 25    do & to left

 slide glass— Younger frond little 

2. 30    same course rubbed out

 below glass 

4º    up

10 : 15    no rise

5    same course

June 1st

6. 5    to left Horizontal

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

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

4º    no risen

10. 15    to left & down

10º 30'    a little rise

June 1st.

 (marked the younger frond  (1)

6.º 50'    new dot

June 2d

8. 25    to left Horizontally

6. 50    no change

9. 42    to left    (Used)

3º    do

Jun 1st— In dark vertical glass

10º 30    a very little risen

11º 5    { move so much can hardy be traced

 other Frond very little risen 

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

June 3d

4º 45

9º    same spot

6. 30'

9º    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 

6º 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

 

6º 45

 

8º. 5'

 

 

during latter part of tracing & caused rising of T.

 

9v

 

 


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