RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1878.10.01-03. Oxalis carnosa. CUL-DAR209.11.82. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and John van Wyhe, 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). On the offprint on the verso here, see F2449 and CUL-DAR209.9.51.


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1878 Oxalis carnosa. sub-peduncle slightly bowed up

Pod beginning to open

(Light excluded except from above)

vertical glass— & Horizontal (Main Peduncle Horizontal) secured by Hair pin

Oct 1 .7º 55' a. m

8º 18'    an atom risen

9º    up, little & to left

9. 50'    a little up

10. 50    to right

11. 45    to left so made triangle →

 

 

1º    up

1º    new dot more magnified

2º 10    up & to left

3º    same course

4.    atom—. do.—

5º    up & to left

5. 50    up & do

7. 20    do

9º    to left

10. 50    — an atom same course

Oct 2d— 6. 45'    ⨀

9º    down & to right

10. 40'    up & to left

1º    an atom up

2º    do

4. 30    to Right but hardly moving

7º. 15'    up & little to left— (on edge of Hor. Plate of Glass)

9 25'    to left

10 35    up & to right

(Used)

Oct 3d 6º 45    on Horizontal glass

   8º    to light oblique

   9º    Hardly moved

11º. 35    moved on same course very. considerably

12. 7'    to L. & Left

12. 50    straight to L.

1. 40    same spot

2. 10.    do

3º    back & to left

4º    do.

5'    do

5º 45'    do

7. 18    do & to left

9. 8    far down on vertical glass (Withering)

Oct 3d 10º 35'    far down

Oct 4th

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