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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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


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