RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1877.10.12-15. Passiflora gracilis / Proof sheet of Forms of flowers, p. 64, published p. 125. CUL-DAR209.14.102-104. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 7.2023. 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-DAR209.14 contains material for Darwin's book Movement in plants (1880).


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Passiflora gracilis on vertical glass

Oct 13th after kept for some time in same position relative to light

F 167 Diagram 4. (2/3 scale no lettering)

The Tracing of Oct 16th in morning was really in over the black lines

(Passiflora gracilis: circumnutation & sleep movements of leaves, traced on vertical glass from 8. 20' a.m Oct 13th to 10 a.m 14th; but but On night this latter morning the pot was slided moved a little to the left to prevent the lines on the two days coinciding. The obliquity of all the lines due to the leaf having been viewed obliquely.)

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[Proof sheet of Forms of flowers, p. 64, published p. 125.]


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