RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1877.10.04-05. Oxalis acetosella / Proof sheet of Forms of flowers, p. 90, published p. 177. CUL-DAR209.14.71-73. (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). Proof sheet of Forms of flowers, p. 90, published p. 177.
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Oxalis acetosella. Oct 4' 1877
sleep-movements
(2)
Fig 155
Oct. 4th 10º 35' & 54' a.m
11º a.m 4.th
11º 24
11º 55
noon 4th
12º 53'
1º 46'
3º 32.
5º 30' P.m. 4.th
Oct 4th 5. 30 P.m.
6.º 45' a.m 5th
Oct 5th 6º 45' Am
7º45' a.m 5th
Oct 5' 7th 6th.
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Oxalis acetosella when asleep.
(At. night) Oxalis
Leaf viewed in front
7º. P.m
7º. 43
8º 50'
9º 30
10. 10'
10. 40' P.m
same scale no lettering
(Same scale 5 sets of lettering: my lines are very badly drawn; you will have to make several of them curved.)
(Oxalis acetosella: circumnutated circumnutation & sleep move a nearly full-grown leaf with filament attached along mid-rib of one of leaflets; circumnutation traced on vertical glass, during 20h. 45m.)
Oxalis acetosella when asleep (same scale no lettering) (at night) Oxalis 155 B
(Oxalis acetosella; movement of leaflet when asleep, traced on vertical glass) during 3h 40m
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[Proof sheet of Forms of flowers, p. 90, published p. 177.]
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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