RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1878]. Eucalyptus resinifera. CUL-DAR209.3.191. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Prepared and edited by John van Wyhe. 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-DAR209.3 contains materials on Circumnutation of leaves and hyponasty for Darwin's book Movement in plants (1880).


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Eucalyptus resinifera

June 7

9° . 15'

10. 20' up.

11. 20   an atom higher

12 5  do

1. 30    fallen an atom

3 . up.

4°    down

5 . 10 up. again

6 7    a little way down

7. 15   down more

9    up

10. 45  up & to right

Used

Shoot 10 3 1/2 inches high

Leaves not vertical (5 lines first day)

 up & down

Young Leaf observed

2 inches long with petiole

   June 8th

6° 40 — on Horizontal Glass—

6° 45 to round look— point to left bases of

8°.    to me

9  to left from me, back & parallel

9. 55 to me.

10 . 15 from me

10 48   to me or back (sketch)

11 30   from me

12 15    to right

  1°    to me & to left.

14½ inches

oblique below glass

1° Slewed plant so as to make fresh start

2 ° 5   from me

3°    to left & rather towards me

3.° 50' very short distance

4 . 55    to me & to left

6°   from me

7. 15    over

9   from me

  10 . 45 from me 

  9th . 6° 45

  8° . 30

191v

Temperature  

June 7th     10°. 20'  17° C.

   nearly 19° C   8 .  5° P.m

fail to enter an old nest.

 


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