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

9°. a.m             9° a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

3°    right         3'    right

4°    do             4°    do

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

            5. 50' to right crossed old line

7°    to right & from light       7    to light & right

8° 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

6°. 50' a.m       8° 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

            1°    to right

            1° 45    to right & from light

            2. 43    to light & right

            4°    straight from light

            5'    to right & from light

            5 53    right from light

            7°    to light & right

            8. 20    do . & do

            9. 35    to light & left

            10. 35    little bit to left

Will leave sleep

9° 35 P.m & 10° 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

9°. 15' a.m.

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

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

12    same course        12.    do

1°    nearly same course          1°    still up — little

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

3    do 3    fallen a little

4°    to light & left      4°    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          6°    little bit to right

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

8 15    do         8° 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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6° 45' A.m.    down     6° 45'    up.

8 15    to light 8° 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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