RECORD: Darwin, C. R. & Francis Darwin. 1877.08.15-30. Averrhoa. CUL-DAR209.14.12-14. (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-DAR209.14 contains material for Darwin's book Movement in plants (1880).
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Averroa Aug 15/77
10° 19
12°
2° watered plant
7°. 15' P.m asleep.
Horizontal line
Upper.
Traced from Glass facing a little South of S.E.
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Aug 16 Averroa
Tracings from Glass Facing a little South of S.E.
Aug. 17 7° 30'—
7°. 25 A.m.
4. 5
5°. 40
Horizontal line
Lower
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Averrhoa
Aug 30th 1877
The notes are so badly made that I don't say whether it is a terminal or a side leaflet. I think it is done by foreshortening a glass filament fixed to the leaf on to the vertical glass of hot-house case. Tip of filament only 4mm from glass
—"— 2 9.29 — say 9. 30
3— 9. 35
4 9 40
5 10 6
6— 10 16
7— 10 31
8— 10 50
9— 11. 5
10— 11 23 I think of no use
11— 11 34
12— 11 44
13— 12 17
14— 12 33
15— 1. 7
16— 1 48
17— 2 21
18— ?
19— 3 30
20— 3 42
21— 3 53
back to — 16 4. 15
then back to— 19 4 58
X
6 57 Is this a.m?
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X
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1
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vertical ↑
This is lower edge side of the tracing
If completed the line ought to return to 19 & then up to X
[Darwin:] I think of no use
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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