RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1868-1870] & 1877.10.30-11.12. Passiflora gracilis / Draft of Descent 1: 248. CUL-DAR209.11.85. (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). Draft in the hand of Ebenezer Norman with corrections by Darwin. The text of the draft corresponds to Descent 1: 248.
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Study (too cold)
Passiflora Bent tendril by bring stem almost vertically down— shaken, but not touched
11°. 23 new dot (I think tip a little curled I see tend now Hooked
8' 15' 11° 45 risen & to right— owing to curving of tip of it.
8. 41 12 18 gone nearly back as tendril less hooked
9. 12' 55 [-] 23 [=] 32 12 30' do . do
9. . 20' 12° 55' below original mark (to nearly straight)
9 . 37 1. 30 little to left.
10. 24' 2. 10'
10 40' 2. 40'
10. 50' 3. 5'.
11° 0 3. 32 to the right (abut 45° to horizon)
11° 13 O completed ie in 3° 16'. 4 . 7 far to the right
(Used) 4 43 up & somewhat to right
Continued A
5 12 up & to the left
5 23 a trifle same course (T. nearly horizontal)
5° circle completed 5. 58 — same course small bit
I think no nutation for 1°. 32' & doubtful until 3°. 40', & then small circle between 1/2 & 1/3 of size of first circle 6. 35 very short distance same course
7 20 to left horizontal.
8. 7 a circle nearly completed
9° down & to the right parallel to up-line
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[The top the leaf is excised and is now in CUL-DAR209.14.76.]
preserved & augmented through natural selection during a long series of generations. or the survival of the fittest. But here we are once met with the objection that beneficial variations alone can be this preserved; & as far as we are enabled to judge (although always liable to err on this head) not one of the external differences between the races of man are of any direct or special service to him.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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