RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1879.05.28. Abutilon Darwinii / Siegesbeckia orientalis / Anoda Wrightii. CUL-DAR209.14.2. (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. 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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May 28th 1879. 10. 30' P.m Abutilon Darwinii — leaves vertically down during day almost horizontal — 8º a.m horizontal — true sleep

Mem. Abinger — young Plant.— (29th 10º P.m leaves again quite vertically hanging down — undoubted good sleep. (Used)

(I had better introduce under Sida???

Sleep

Siegesbeckia orientalis

May 28th 1879— 10º 30' P.m.— some leaves dependent at high high angles & some not so— marked with white Thread —8º am now Horizontal But it is very odd only only some leaves were declined last night

29th 10º P. After being kept all day in study in front of window— leaves not in the least asleep.—

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Anoda Wrightii May 28th 79 10º 30 P.m older leaves 45º or 50 beneath horizon — younger leaves horizontal or only little declined (see Back) white Thread— white Thread 8º a.m

29th — & now horizontal or nearly horizontal

29th 10º P.m 2. with thread almost vertically down — some young leaves horizontal—

(The older leaves become in day with their petioles much depressed.)

30th 2º P.m. the 2 leaves which last night were almost vertically down are now at 36º & 37º beneath horizon

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Anoda it is not petioles— but blade of leaf which bends down & in old leaves it is the peti petiol petiole which sinks down. — There is a pulvinus at base of lamina, & hence old leaves sink down which are old sink down.

90 [-] 58 [=] 32

90 [-] 54 [=] 36


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