RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1879.08.30. Nankin cotton / Anoda Wrightii. CUL-DAR209.14.5. 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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Aug 30' 1879
Nankin Cotton plant now only 15 inches high ─ fine large leaves at night almost or quite vertically dependent; on previous & subsequent morning about horizontal or raised a little above horizon.
Anoda Wrightii ─ plant now 10-11 inches high ─ leaves on side of plant which had faced light quite vertical at night, & in day moderately slightly inclined or even sub-horizontal ─ Very old leaves always hang down vertically
Young leaves from 1 to 1 1/2 inches long hardly at all inclined or asleep at night.
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When these same plants had gone to double the above height, all these leaves stood at night almost or quite vertically dependent
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