RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1878.06]. Experiments on Mimosa. CUL-DAR209.2.124. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 5.2023. 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-DAR209.2 contains materials on circumnutation of leaves and stems for Darwin's book Movement in plants (1880).


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Experiments on Mimosa

Make 2 leaves become depressed then give Ether & cut off upper & lower edge of gland.

Also cut off under ether upper & lower surface of do glands. — (Round Gland at base of leaflets I could see surface swelling as leaflet moved, after 1° of Ether.)


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