RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [ny].04.13-24. Oxalis carnosa / Proof sheet of Cross and self fertilisation, published pp. 143 & 130. CUL-DAR209.11.68-69. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 7.2023. RN2

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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Ap 13th Horizontal glasses— illuminated feebly from above.

Saxifrage flowers nearly expanded— straw & paper

Oxalis carnosa— flower— when set turn abruptly down by joint

9º. a.m             9º a.m.

10. 5    to light & right            10º 5    from light & to left

11º    from light & to right     11º    to light & left (so-called light

12º 22    to right          12. 22'    far to left

1º. 10    to right & little from light     1º. 10    from light

2. 10'    to right (I suspect weight of stem   2º 10    to right

3º    right         3'    right

4º    do             4º    do

5. 12    do        5º 12    gone back to near line where started from

            5. 50' to right crossed old line

7º    to right & from light       7    to light & right

8º 20    off glass same distance          8. 20    to left

            9. 25. do

10 45    do    do           10. 45.    straight to light

Oxalis carnosa (continued)   Ap 14th       6.. 42   ⨀ Flower withered

6º. 50' a.m       8º 20    to right

8 12    to left & from light      9. 25'    to left & light

9. 20    to light            10. 15    a little way from light

            11. 18    to light & right

            12. 2    to left & light

            1º    to right

            1º 45    to right & from light

            2. 43    to light & right

            4º    straight from light

            5'    to right & from light

            5 53    right from light

            7º    to light & right

            8. 20    do . & do

            9. 35    to light & left

            10. 35    little bit to left

Will leave sleep

9º 35 P.m & 10º 30' after 2 days illuminated feebly from above barely a trace of sleep in leaves

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[Proof sheet of Cross and self fertilisation (bottom half), published p. 143.]

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Ap. 16th Oxalis carnosa— Vertical glass— illuminated feebly from above

Left Hand. the same old flower as before withered with main peduncle secured secured (one pod deflexed (no others)

Right Hand straw fixed to main peduncle— one flower half withered, 2 pods deflexed (no others) on main peduncle

9º. 15' a.m.

10º    on top— glass— I cannot see old mark            10.    risen

11º    to right & light (so-called)        11º    a little up

12    same course        12.    do

1º    nearly same course          1º    still up — little

2º    to light & little to left     2.    vertically up

3    do 3    fallen a little

4º    to light & left      4º    straight down (I have draw 2 lines by mistake.)

5. 5    coming back or from light & parallel 5. 5    a little up & to right

6    same course          6º    little bit to right

7º 20'    same course ⨀ almost completed     7º 20    down & to left

8 15    do         8º 15'    down

9 10    to right & little to light            9 10    do

10. 40    risen or to light         10 40'    fallen an atom

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6º 45' A.m.    down     6º 45'    up.

8 15    to light 8º 15    up.

9 25    little to left       9. 25    almost same spot

10. 10    fallen or from light   10. 10    do    do

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[Proof sheet of Cross and self fertilisation (bottom half), published p. 130.]


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